Reports Report 620bg (Event 620-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lauren D |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have witnessed many shooting stars, this was very close, on fire and had a large long tail. I am not sure of the time but it was well after dark, between 10pm and 11pm I believe. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bowman, GA |
| Latitude | 34° 14' 12.62'' N (34.23684°) |
| Longitude | 83° 4' 12.16'' W (-83.070044°) |
| Elevation | 256.220154m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-16 22:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-17 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 65.66° |
| First azimuth | 68.03° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 15.29° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | fireball traveled N from NE and had a very long tail and eventually broke apart over the tree line around Vanna Georgia area. Fireball began with me looking East at 10:00 position and ended up at 8:00 position heading N until it broke apart just above the tree line. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | when fireball started downward, it flashed and broke apart |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | sever split offs of the meteor were seen after it broke appart |