Reports Report 326f (Event 326-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | robert c |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I studied astronomy at U of Mass 1 year and made many amateur astronomical observations with my own reflecting telescope as a boy.{3 inch mirror} I have seen many meteors in my lifetime {I\'m 63} |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Loris, SC |
| Latitude | 34° 4' 0'' N (34.066668°) |
| Longitude | 79° 3' 47.82'' W (-79.063282°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-03-22 19:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-03-22 23:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 44.99953° |
| First azimuth | 51.46852° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 54.89271° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | bright white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2.5s |
| Length | 35° |
| Remarks | No smoke. The train was clean, clear and very bright like magnesium burning...I had an unobstructed view of the whole sky and clearly saw the trail abruptly end , It was coming almost straight down and I thought it would hit the Earth but it aparently burned up. I was riding a motorcycle so I had no windows to obstruct my view. Make no mistake, this train was very large and bright and it was still daylight although I think the sun had just set. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | There was no explosion or increased brightness as a flash, but there was a slight fragmentation of the light at its end. I don:tknow how to describe it scientificallyso I will say a kind of fizzling of sparks but this was minimal and almost unnoticeable. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |