Reports Report 782a (Event 782-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gerry F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Long experience as a weather observer. I've seen many bright meteors, but this surpassed all by far. Object was moving much slower than meteors I usually see. Motion was faster than an aircraft. From the time I first saw it, and called out to 'come look', until it faded from view, about 60 seconds elapsed. My first thought was that this looked like the speed of the Columbia shuttle disaster, or what you'd see from launch debris burning up. (Checked, but didn't find out if there was any launch activity that night.) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | - |
| Latitude | 43° 55' 49.88'' N (43.930522°) |
| Longitude | 60° 0' 4.84'' W (-60.001345°) |
| Elevation | 5.318779m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-30 23:00 ADT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-31 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 91.19° |
| First azimuth | 121.22° |
| First elevation | 62° |
| Last azimuth | 66.67° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Leaving a smoke trail, with the glowing train about 10 degrees. Spectacular!! |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The ball of fire kept leaving fragments behind throughout it's travel. Color was very bright (yellowish white when first sighted), but was orangish as it faded from view. |