Reports Report 739b (Event 739-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Hutcheson B |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | The time is accurate since I checked my watch just after the sighting. There isn\'t much else to tell that I haven\'t mentioned in other comment sections. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tallahassee, FL |
| Latitude | 30° 30' 51.69'' N (30.514358°) |
| Longitude | 84° 22' 38.5'' W (-84.37736°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-07-27 22:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-07-28 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 100.95389° |
| First azimuth | 13.34865° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 165.96372° |
| Last elevation | 70° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | yellow/white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | None. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 45° |
| Remarks | The train was very long, but very short lived, making it hard to do more than guess at the length. The meteor was smaller and moving much faster than other fireballs I\'ve seen, but was larger and much brighter than a normal meteor. Trees blocked the view of the Northern and Southern horizons, but I a view of approximately 120 degrees of open sky, and the meteor spanned that entire distance. Light pollution was also a factor. There is a street light next to my location during the sighting, but it flicker on and off, and I don\'t remember if it was buring at the time. Other lights on the street were burning though. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | None. It was still bright as it went behind trees to the South. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |