Reports Report 1528ke (Event 1528-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | ANN T |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have been a star-gazer since childhood but have no training as such. I\'ve seen many meteor showers, \'shooting stars\', etc., but I have never seen anything like this. I have not heard yet that anyone in my area saw anything, but will be watching again tonight & the weekend for Orionid. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cleveland, TN |
| Latitude | 35° 14' 27.19'' N (35.240887°) |
| Longitude | 84° 47' 30.53'' W (-84.791815°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-17 21:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-18 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | - |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 21.70518° |
| First azimuth | 19.35883° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 4.96969° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | There were several planes & jets in the sky over about 30 minutes before & after I saw the light & I could hear the usual sound that jets make as they go over, so I am not sure if it could have been from the meteor or not. But what I did hear seemed to not be out of the ordinary for a jet & I did not relate the sounds to the meteor. However, I did notice that just prior to the sighting, a pack of coyotes suddenly started yipping/howling loudly & stopped just as suddenly before I saw anything. In retrospect, I wondered if they heard something that hurt their ears that I didn\'t hear. I know that wolves & some other animals behave this way to some noises. I hear the coyotes out here very often, & it did seem odd to me, as they usually continue to yip/howl as they make their way through the woods around here & I can actually tell the direction they move by the dogs barking, etc. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | I was looking at the sky & noticed a large ball of bright light over my house. It was sudden & lasted 5, maybe 10 seconds. I\'m not sure if this was a terminal flash or not. After the ball of light was suddenly gone, I saw what looked like a small star moving in the same direction & completely disappeared in about 30 seconds. I described to a friend the size of the fireball as the end of a pencil eraser if the moon is the size of a quarter & a star the size of a dot you make with a pencil. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |