Reports Report 967c (Event 967-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Marcus O |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Just absolutely amazing! Beautiful yet reminds you of how special our planet is! Fragile life is protected by a thick atmosphere that keeps 99% of space objects from reaching the ground! Absolutely amazing! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dallas, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 51' 38.01'' N (32.860558°) |
| Longitude | 96° 42' 31.94'' W (-96.708873°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-04 05:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-04 10:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 45° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 23.96248° |
| First azimuth | 104.34932° |
| First elevation | 68° |
| Last azimuth | 49.55376° |
| Last elevation | 57° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Greenish/Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | No sound. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2.5s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Fragments breaking up... Looked just like the space shuttle Columbia did when it broke up re-entering the atmosphere several years ago, just not as many pieces. Probably 3 visible fragments broke off, then faded off. Another similar example... a firework.... just very high up.. very bright, and no loud explosion. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Flashing occured as it fragmented.. brighter then dimmer then brighter and broke into from what I could see 3 fragments. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |