Reports Report 973af (Event 973-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tammy S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | it appeared suddenly 90 degrees above house heading directly west arcing downward as it traveled west, it split into two pieces with an incredible bright green-white glow, both pieces were glowing small trail on both pieces but the trail was not long, it appeared elongated glowing. i have seen metor showers, this was much more impressive and big. I feel extremely lucky to have seen something so beautiful |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Homestead, FL |
| Latitude | 25° 29' 21.43'' N (25.489286°) |
| Longitude | 80° 29' 1.91'' W (-80.483865°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-05 06:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-05 10:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270.87805° |
| First azimuth | 267.92985° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 268.04497° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | greenish white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | orginally it was one large piece it split into two pieces both glowing extremely bright greenish-white as it was descending. the top section was much larger than the the fragmented piece ( fragment appeared to be large too, just not as big as upper section) |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |