Reports Report 1518u (Event 1518-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Robert T |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Very slow traveling fireball, much slower than other meteors I have seen. Seemed to come straight down. It was very exciting to watch! I\'m pretty sure something got through the atmosphere, as it was traveling pretty slow and appeared just to lose brightness not very far at all from the ground. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cheektowaga, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 56' 57.96'' N (42.949434°) |
| Longitude | 78° 47' 2.44'' W (-78.78401°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-12-12 18:05 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-12-12 23:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 21.59794° |
| First azimuth | 23.13186° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 25.36579° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Appeared to have fragments coming off during the several seconds I observed it, but did not seem to break apart at the end, it just stopped emitting light. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |