Reports Report 234d (Event 234-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sherry B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I don\'t understand why I haven\'t seen or read anything about it in the news - it was pretty spectacular |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Punta Gorda, FL |
| Latitude | 26° 54' 54.36'' N (26.915101°) |
| Longitude | 82° 3' 54.56'' W (-82.065156°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-02-14 20:50 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-02-15 01:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270.68224° |
| First azimuth | 275.19923° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 274.08309° |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | green with orange/red tai |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | The red, fragmented tail curved behind a very bright green ball. I just happened to be looking at the sky due West of our house, having dinner on our lanai. It was so fast! I thought it might have been fireworks - but it was just this one display. It was amazingly bright and colorful. Never seen anything like it. Wish I knew what it was! |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | The tail appeared to be fragmented. Not the green ball though...and it just disappeared. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |