Reports Report 3434te (Event 3434-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cathy W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen a fair amount of meteor showers and enjoy watching the night sky - this was the best meteor I have ever seen. Other cars in front of us saw this, too, as there was a fair amount of swerving going on by those cars. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Old Monroe, MO |
| Latitude | 38° 57' 6.48'' N (38.951801°) |
| Longitude | 90° 44' 41.53'' W (-90.744869°) |
| Elevation | 134.215485m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-12-26 17:38 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-12-26 23:38 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 7.76° |
| First azimuth | 33.75° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 345.96° |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Blue, Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | glowing train - not smoke; large at fireball then narrow at end; fireball appeared to burn out before the train disappeared |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it flashed and then was gone as if it just blinked out; no sound - I was in car with windows closed |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |