Reports Report 1131d (Event 1131-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kevin J |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen a few decent fireballs previously over the years but I'd say this one was the best. It was even a cloudy evening at my location and I only first saw the meteor as it came through and below the cloud deck until I lost sight of it over the horizon. Pretty amazing to say the best fireball meteor you've ever seen was on a cloudy night and I can't imagine what it would've been like to see it pass through the entire atmosphere, that would've been truly spectacular if that was possible and it was spectacular to see anyway with what I did get to see of it, quite amazing. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Brazil, IN |
| Latitude | 39° 31' 52.63'' N (39.531287°) |
| Longitude | 87° 14' 18.87'' W (-87.238576°) |
| Elevation | 182.828812m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-02-19 19:45 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-02-20 00:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 335° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 25° |
| First azimuth | 25° |
| First elevation | 29° |
| Last azimuth | 10° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Dark Green, few steaks of yellowish red tailing |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 3° |
| Remarks | Green smoke trail disappearing fairly quickly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Saw pieces fragmenting of the main meteor and burning up/vaporizing. |