Reports Report 356l (Event 356-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Thomas S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was standing on a hill as the back of the property slopes downward, I had just walked from the upstairs deck of my friend\'s house and onto the grass in the back yard. But I definitelty remember that (and I havent seen many shooting stars before) it was bigger (almost fatter), much much brighter, closer and seemed to almost go horizontally and not fall in a downward sloping direction as almost all shooting stars I have seen before. It was definitely amazing and beautiful! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | King George, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 18' 32.44'' N (38.30901°) |
| Longitude | 77° 16' 24.63'' W (-77.273508°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-03-09 20:00 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-03-10 01:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 220.36455° |
| First azimuth | 173.82982° |
| First elevation | 49° |
| Last azimuth | 230.59936° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white and blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | a long glowing train, very bright, bigger and brighter than any shooting star I have ever seen. Seemed to move slower than a shooting star. Never have seen a fire ball before but the train seemed long, just as bright as the ball itself, and didnt appear to fall from the sky but more shoot accross and even slightly up wards |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |