Reports Report 1042a (Event 1042-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Heather T |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen a lot of shooting stars & several meteor showers, but this item was huge & incredibly colored, I was worried it might be a plane crashing over The Gulf of Mexico or something. It was incredible; the flames, the color, so bright & very clear. Hope this helps :) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Clearwater, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 58' 6.79'' N (27.968554°) |
| Longitude | 82° 45' 12.76'' W (-82.753544°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-07-29 21:50 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-07-30 01:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 272.08985° |
| First azimuth | 270.045° |
| First elevation | 47° |
| Last azimuth | 280.66622° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white, blue, orange, red, |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I had headphones on, & heard nothing. Felt no vibrations tho, either. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It just burned up. The white hot & blue flames were originally, & visibly, burning & covering the entire lower curve of the object/meteor then they just seems to engulf it & it disappeared before going below the tree line. Appeared to be out over the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |