Reports Report 750a (Event 750-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Greg W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | We saw about 15 meteors last night and this was the brightest one we observed. There was no reports of a meteor shower ongoing, and I don't know who to report the multiple meteor sightings to. Partly cloudy conditions made observing difficult. Within the one hour we were there, we saw the 15 dart across. If there's a contact we can get in touch with to report multiple meteors for a possible new meteor shower, please advise. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tallassee, TN |
| Latitude | 35° 37' 35.75'' N (35.626597°) |
| Longitude | 83° 57' 5.17'' W (-83.951436°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-07-29 23:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-07-30 03:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 240.65753° |
| First azimuth | 202.35323° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 257.68883° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | We saw several meteors last night while up on the foothills parkway in Tennessee. The meteors were in several directions and seemed to originate from east of the tail of Scorpius in the southern sky. This meteor was bright, left a train for just about 3 seconds, as he went towards the West. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Just a brief flash, similar to a camera flash taken from a distance |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |