Reports Report 789c (Event 789-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lindsey S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was the most magnificent meteor I've ever seen. I have witnessed meteor showers at night with little if no interferance with city lights. This was close to the city with many lights around. It was twilight, with a pink glow still coming off the just-set sun. It was pure chance that I went outside for a break and looked up to see this phenomena. It was the brightest 'shooting star' I've ever witnessed, a bright ball of white so close it dwarfed even Venus, with a white halo around it and a tail of light blue & flickering pink & white. It couldn't have been far from me considering the size and intensity of it. I wish I could have taken a picture--I could certainly draw it, so vivid is it in my mind. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Upper Arlington, OH |
| Latitude | 40° 3' 23.62'' N (40.05656°) |
| Longitude | 83° 4' 19.6'' W (-83.072112°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-06-05 21:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-06-06 01:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 26.98004° |
| First azimuth | 42.5632° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 25.15302° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | white, pink, blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | Conical, almost as bright as the meteor. The meteor had a white halo, and from this halo was a conical tail, blue with a pinkish white outer flare. It lasted only a few brief seconds after the initial flash then it too disappeared. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | I think there was a quick wink of white before it disappeared but it was so fast I can\'t be sure. I didn\'t see any fragments. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |