American Meteor Society

Reports Report 512aa (Event 512-2011)

Observer
Name Tom D
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Tallahassee, FL
Latitude 30° 30' 20.21'' N (30.505613°)
Longitude 84° 15' 18.88'' W (-84.255245°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-05-20 22:50 EDT
UT Date & Time 2011-05-21 02:50 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 358.01227°
First azimuth 13.7145°
First elevation 65°
Last azimuth 310.65441°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color blue/green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks It was probably 300 miles away. It was so large I thought it was 30 miles away.
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks About midway it broke apart and got very bright. It then just faded away. Did not notice any after event, but I was freakin out. This thing has been well photographed/ documented.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -