Reports Report 345c (Event 345-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Leah P |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Driving home late, I thought I saw a flash in the sky so I looked slightly up from normal driving. That is when I saw a falling star. Very clearly white with a tail, seemed to be moving across my vision and sightly away. Very distinct from any light patterns on my windshield or anything like that. It took me a few moments after seeing it to realize it was cloudy out, so it must have been very close. I do not know if it made it to the ground or not, as it winked out before it reached any treeline. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Johns Creek, GA |
| Latitude | 34° 1' 40.73'' N (34.02798°) |
| Longitude | 84° 12' 12.64'' W (-84.20351°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-03-07 22:25 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-03-08 03:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 315.00987° |
| First azimuth | 317.16746° |
| First elevation | 66° |
| Last azimuth | 281.71704° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | glowing train as bright as meteor itself. lasted about as long |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | There was a tail to the falling star, but I don\'t know if that counts as fragmentation |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |