Reports Report 1490a (Event 1490-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Samantha J |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I can\'t remember much about the time of night, I know it was late - between ten and eleven. I knew it wasn\'t just a shooting star though because I\'ve seen plenty of those. I had no idea what it could have been until now. It started out like a shooting/falling star, brightened up in a white \'explosion\', then had a diminishing green tail and disappeared. Absolutely beautiful |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Martin, TN |
| Latitude | 36° 21' 58.26'' N (36.366183°) |
| Longitude | 88° 52' 5.96'' W (-88.868322°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-12-07 22:30 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-12-08 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 26.82745° |
| First azimuth | 14.28021° |
| First elevation | 72° |
| Last azimuth | 33.29571° |
| Last elevation | 57° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Went from white to green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | The \"fireball\" lit up white then left a a diminishing green streak, or train, behind it. If the fireball had been scaled down to the size of a quarter, the train would be about 2-2 1/2 inches long |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | At first it looked like a shooting star, then it lit up in a sort of bright white explosion (then ended with the diminishing green train). |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |