Reports Report 393n (Event 393-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jaime B |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This was definitely different from a "normal" meteor shower. It was much brighter, and lasted much longer than a shooting star. It also appeared much closer to Earth than a typical shooting star. I had never seen anything like this before, except on TV! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | OFallon, MO |
| Latitude | 38° 47' 31.11'' N (38.791975°) |
| Longitude | 90° 43' 32.13'' W (-90.725591°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-04-09 23:00 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-04-10 04:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 17.23862° |
| First azimuth | 29.55927° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 10.96148° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Red, and same green befor |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I had my radio on, and my car windows up, so no sound was heard. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Glowing train, did not see smoke, train was mostly white, parts appeared blueish, stayed after the fireball was gone. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It appeared to break up, in a flash. Part continued and was a bit greenish in color, while the piece still further up appeared more red. Then both flashed and faded away. While the tail was still visible for a few more seconds. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |