Reports Report 650v (Event 650-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Donna C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was the biggest, size of a bus or larger,Fireball/Meteor I have ever seen. It was bright blue with almost like a halo of white around it, with a long white train following behind. We saw it long enough to talk about it as it streaked across the sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dent, MN |
| Latitude | 46° 35' 38.72'' N (46.59409°) |
| Longitude | 95° 46' 1.24'' W (-95.767012°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-05-11 22:00 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-05-12 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270.00011° |
| First azimuth | 171.86988° |
| First elevation | 57° |
| Last azimuth | 268.22862° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | The train was white, and was longer than 10 degrees. the train lasted a few seconds |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | I am not sure what caught my attention when i first saw. if there was a flash or not i am not sure, it was suddenly just there streaking across the sky appearing to break up into 2 different parts. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |