American Meteor Society

Reports Report 620a (Event 620-2011)

Observer
Name Jenni B
Experience Level 5/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Northport, AL
Latitude 33° 21' 15.33'' N (33.354257°)
Longitude 87° 35' 59.29'' W (-87.599802°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-06-25 01:42 CDT
UT Date & Time 2011-06-25 06:42 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 205.03918°
First azimuth 205.78727°
First elevation 25°
Last azimuth 209.55617°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -27
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Heard a loud noise buh-boom 3 secs after the first boom I heard another that wasn\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t as loud. When I heard the second one I had made it to the window and seen a bright white light fading to the SSE
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Bright white flash lite up entire sky. So bright it made the street light cut off for a few minutes.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -