Reports Report 1464o (Event 1464-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chris A |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was the most remarkable meteor event I've ever witnessed. I've seen a few large fragmenting fireballs, but have never heard one before. Absolutely breathtaking. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cumming, GA |
| Latitude | 34° 9' 56.71'' N (34.165752°) |
| Longitude | 84° 13' 27.89'' W (-84.224413°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-12-03 18:50 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-12-03 23:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 87.78142° |
| First azimuth | 87.97114° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 89.39485° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Green w/ blue flares |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A few seconds after the first fragmentation, I heard a series of 12-18 booms of considerable magnitude. I\\\'d put them on the order of 50 dB. (I\\\'m an audio engineer) My wife heard the booms inside the house. They were distant and huge like thunder, (clearly from the sky, not from the ground) but short in duration, more like shotgun or high caliber rifle fire. I felt most of the shock waves gently impact my body. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | It was pretty dark, so the smoke was only visible when illuminated by the tail. But the trail was still quite visible after the meteor went behind the tree line. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When I opened the door to let my dogs out, it had already entered and was in two fragments, the main on being about 5-8 times the size of the secondary fragment. The large fragment then separated once or twice more. There were also very minor fragments peeling off of both larger fragments. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |