Reports Report 3434aof (Event 3434-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alan H |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | I am an astrophysics grad student. Immediately after seeing the burst, my phone rang and my friend who was driving north on I-35 towards Ames called and said, "Alan, are we supposed to be having meteors?" She and her fiancé had seen a streak for "15 seconds east to west, well 10 seconds if I'm being really conservative." I'll encourage her to submit a report. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ames, IA |
| Latitude | 42° 0' 42.63'' N (42.011843°) |
| Longitude | 93° 38' 57.62'' W (-93.649339°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-12-26 17:40 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-12-26 23:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Glowing trail after explosion of 3-4 bright pieces. Quite visibly different pieces that all continued fast in a tight bunch horizontally, not quickly falling down like fireworks. The pieces were invisible within a few seconds. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was driving; the flash caught my eye. It was bright white and became 3-4 yellowish segments that faded from view in less than 5 seconds. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Quite visibly exploded into 3-4 bright yellowish different pieces that all continued fast in a tight bunch horizontally, not quickly falling down like fireworks. The pieces were invisible within a few seconds. |