Here is a summary of fireballs reported to the SPA from the British Isles and nearby from 2011 October. Note that identified Draconid and Orionid fireballs near their respective maxima on October 8 and around the 21st are deliberately excluded.

* October 22-23 brought a magnitude -4 event at 17:28 UT for a lucky witness in Hertfordshire at a public star-party. Sadly, nobody else there was looking in the right place at the key moment.

* Around 06:00 UT on October 23-24, a bright fireball was reported from London.

* Two sightings of another bright fireball were received from later on October 23-24, each timed to within a minute of 18:41 UT, from London and Hove. A short note featuring one can be found on the SPA's Observing Forum at:

http://www.popastro.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=16268 .

All additional sightings of these or other fireballs (meteors of magnitude -3 and brighter) would be welcomed by the Section.

Advice on what to record and where to report to can be found at :

http://www.popastro.com/meteor/fireballs/makingobservations/index.php

Added by: Tony Markham