Reports Report 377aa (Event 377-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Greg W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Flew through the constellation Orion (near the belt, nebula) and then below the rising crescent moon before I lost sight of it. Due to cloud cover off to the west (clear skies over my location), I could not determine if it evaporated or if it continued on. Cloud cover density was hard to judge as it didn\'t obscure the moon at the time of the meteor. Clouds soon thereafter covered moon about 50% brightness to 100% obscured at times. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Knoxville, TN |
| Latitude | 35° 58' 1.75'' N (35.967154°) |
| Longitude | 84° 1' 32.35'' W (-84.025652°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-04-06 21:25 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-04-07 01:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 261.13947° |
| First azimuth | 259.35536° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 285.01549° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Yellow-orange, then flare |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I listened for several minutes for a sonic boom. Wind was coming from the west (direction of fireball) at 5-10 knots. No sound. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Debris trail, which led me to believe that it was space junk re-entering the earth\'s atmosphere. Possible smoke trail, possible smaller piece that ejected from the main meteor as I first observed it. The ejected item looked to go either nadir of the meteor or it was flung to the west-northwest. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Possible single smaller piece that ejected from the main meteor as I first observed it. The ejected item looked to go either nadir of the meteor or it was flung to the west-northwest. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |