American Meteor Society

Reports Report 163em (Event 163-2012)

Observer
Name Lee C
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Houston, TX
Latitude 29° 52' 19.68'' N (29.872132°)
Longitude 95° 42' 12.5'' W (-95.703471°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-02-01 20:10 CST
UT Date & Time 2012-02-02 02:10 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 284.41665°
First azimuth 250.56886°
First elevation 37°
Last azimuth 328.28806°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color Bright Greenish blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks There was something similar to a sonic boom. There was probably a 3 to 4 second delay from sighting to boom.
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 8s
Length 20°
Remarks It was a glowing train that seemed to have brighter smaller particles within it. It was very dense near the mass and seemed to become more vapor like towards the tail.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -