Reports Report 1585p (Event 1585-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | W S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Both looked like the size of small cars , awesome sight , sitting on my back porch when the intense color caught my eye , thought it was a plane landing in Philly or New Uork , but when I looked up it was bright blue , I've seen 2 meteors in my life and lots of falling stars but this one was huge , looked like 2 following each other !!!!! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lansdale, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 14' 34'' N (40.242778°) |
| Longitude | 75° 17' 6'' W (-75.285°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-08-02 01:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-08-02 05:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 80° |
| Last azimuth | 90° |
| Last elevation | 65° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Bright blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 6s |
| Length | 40° |
| Remarks | Big blue rock in front , tail , bright blue rock following, tail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Saw the 2 main rocks following closely and saw small shotgun pellet type rocks following both , both were bright blue and hint of yellow |