Reports Report 2017x (Event 2017-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ian M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was on the phone with my mother who lives in Electra, TX, and she was on her back porch. We both witnessed the event, and after discussing our approximate observation angles we determined that it must have been the same one. We live about 2.5 hrs away from each other. Before realizing she saw it too, I initially thought the meteor's size was that it was less than a few miles away due to how fast it fell and how long it lasted. Afterwards, it realized that the meteor had to be larger, further away, and higher in elevation that I first judged. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Denton, TX |
| Latitude | 33° 12' 15.3'' N (33.204249°) |
| Longitude | 97° 8' 23.53'' W (-97.13987°) |
| Elevation | 199.495316m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-09-21 21:00 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-09-22 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 237.06° |
| First azimuth | 236.08° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 236.33° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Blue, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a culminating flash right as the fireball went below the tree line. I cannot be certain that it was the terminal flash, but it was a spontaneous flash that was significantly larger than the rest of the fireball's streak. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |