Reports Report 1511eu (Event 1511-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John F |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen a shooting star or meteor, so it was shocking. It appeared a landing/crash was imminent. I was driving south on I-97 near Farm Road in Crownsville, MD and it appeared to be maybe 200' above the treelines. It was moving down toward the ground and dipped below the trees. We continued to look in the woods and off the side to see if there was any glow/fire, etc. But did not. As I was driving south, the meteor was on the right (west..assuming 97 runs north and south) side of the highway. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Crownsville, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 0' 56.02'' N (39.01556°) |
| Longitude | 76° 36' 57.13'' W (-76.615869°) |
| Elevation | 10.813816m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-07-17 22:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-07-18 02:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 158.22° |
| First azimuth | 162.23° |
| First elevation | 8° |
| Last azimuth | 155.23° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |