American Meteor Society

Reports Report 937a (Event 937-2011)

Observer
Name Donna G
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It was awesome!
Location
Address Humble, TX
Latitude 30° 0' 4.78'' N (30.001328°)
Longitude 95° 16' 16.57'' W (-95.27127°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-08-29 06:45 CDT
UT Date & Time 2011-08-29 11:45 UT
Duration ≈10s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 51.58132°
First azimuth 61.55643°
First elevation 90°
Last azimuth -1°
Last elevation 90°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color orangish
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks I have never seen this before. It appeared to be a glowing orangish ball with a orangish tail coming down at a slight angle. I was heade East on 1960 and saw it slightly Northeastward in the sky.
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks It seemed to be moving very slow and I did not see a flash
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -