Reports Report 174ay (Event 174-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | susan |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Didn\'t know who to report it to. it was amazing - fast and streaking across the sky in a NW direction (to my left as I drove in fairfax va), very close compared to shooting stars,and incredibly bright and clear - nothing fuzzy about it. i feel lucky to have seen it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | fairfax, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 52' 53.57'' N (38.881546°) |
| Longitude | 77° 22' 21.17'' W (-77.372546°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-02-03 22:20 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-02-04 03:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | -1° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | -1° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | a streak of yellow light above the horizen. as soon as it streaked by the meteor sparked ( like a firework) and was gone. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the flash was bright yellow and maybe some white, looked like a firework flash (somewhat) but was obviously not a firework. no sound, but i was in the car. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |