Reports Report 1224ab (Event 1224-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kathy J |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was an amazing sight: bright glowing neon green -- the largest meteor I've EVER seen! In the Perseus or Leonid meteor shower, if one appears as the size of a BB, this one would have been like a tennis ball. Or, for another example: at arms length, make the size of a ping-pong or golf ball with your fingers: it was THAT HUGE! The tail following was the width of widest stretch of index finger to thumb at arms length. What bothered me, is that I contacted two TV stations and a radio station the next day, and asked everyone I encountered if they saw it --- NO ONE DID, with the exception of my next door neighbor, who was also sitting on the porch. Was later pleased to find other sightings in Asheville and surrounding states!! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kingsport, TN |
| Latitude | 36° 26' 46.86'' N (36.446349°) |
| Longitude | 82° 26' 42.27'' W (-82.445076°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-08-29 21:50 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-08-30 01:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 107.19827° |
| First azimuth | 117.0503° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 182.5114° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Neon Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Slight hissing?? |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | There was a long tail behind the green-glowing fireball. As it progressed in view from left to right, the ball appeared to break up with spark-fragments flying off and out to the sides and behind the |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |