Reports Report 548j (Event 548-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Matthew L |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I walked out of my garage to get something out of my car, at approximately 11:00 pm. Facing west as I walk out of my garage, I caught sight of the meteor at about 65 or so degrees from horizontal. It moved from top left to bottom right, with respect to my vision and the direction I was looking. It was BY FAR the most intense fireball?meteor I have ever seen, and I have taken note to watch several different meteor showers. The size and magnitude of the light and train were far more than I thought I would ever see. Certainly an exhilarating experience that made me want to watch the sky all night to try and see more. I was very surprised that I heard nothing of this on the news and such, given the intensity of the object. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Silver Spring, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 5' 31.17'' N (39.091993°) |
| Longitude | 76° 58' 49.92'' W (-76.980534°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-05-29 23:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-05-30 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 271.13652° |
| First azimuth | 259.289° |
| First elevation | 66° |
| Last azimuth | 274.78531° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | white fire ball with gree |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | i believe I heard a soft thunder type sound shortly after I lost sight of it. Not neccesarily strong enough to be absolutely certain this object caused the sound |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | Train was glowing green, more green toward the last half of the train. Seemed a little smokey as well |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |