Reports Report 943a (Event 943-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jared C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Joplin, MO |
| Latitude | 37° 3' 4.21'' N (37.05117°) |
| Longitude | 94° 28' 54.09'' W (-94.481692°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-08-31 03:51 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-08-31 08:51 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 128.58852° |
| First azimuth | 180.57295° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 131.38547° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | red/orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | it started as a typical \"shooting star\", thin trail, quick moving but then flared into orange/red and became a fireball of rather impressive size. I have never seen one so big in all the years I\'ve observed as an amateur. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It definately ended in a flash after flaring up. For a few moments I thought that it must be so close that I might see a flash of impact or feel a concussion. However, the flash occured in the sky and there was no subsequent concussion or any noise, etc. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |