Reports Report 1511em (Event 1511-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rion M |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I had to provide answers to get through the form, but I did not see a streak - only a glow, and a double flash, I was not "tracking" the meteor across the sky, as it was entirely obscured by trees from my vantage point. I only happened to be looking in the rearview mirror, and in the time it took me to turn around, it went from bright glow, to "lightning bolt" illumination level. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hampton, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 1' 37.51'' N (37.027086°) |
| Longitude | 76° 19' 24.25'' W (-76.323404°) |
| Elevation | 3.178259m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-07-17 22:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-07-18 02:10 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 259.34° |
| First azimuth | 263.36° |
| First elevation | 15° |
| Last azimuth | 257.81° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | White - the flash was indiscernible from a lightning strike - only significantly brighter, illuminating the entire sky. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | This is essentially all I saw. A concentrated glow behind us, behind the tops of the trees, followed by a *Very* bright flash which I assumed to be either a lightning strike or transformer malfunction/explosion - but there was no sound. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |