Reports Report 3434abi (Event 3434-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Aaron A |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Pollock, MO |
| Latitude | 40° 19' 49.41'' N (40.330391°) |
| Longitude | 93° 6' 45.81'' W (-93.112724°) |
| Elevation | 291.536804m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-12-26 17:30 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-12-26 23:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 21.01° |
| First azimuth | 43.36° |
| First elevation | 41° |
| Last azimuth | 313.73° |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | I didn't see the smoke trail except for towards the end of the meteor's event - only the last 1/4 of the length of the meteor's visible path. It started off somewhat like an airplane light or UFO and immediately brightened to a very bright yellow, white light. It seemed to get brighter and turned white/blue-white for a while. For the last 1/4 of the path, it started to turn a bright orange as it broke into what seemed to be at least 4 or 5 main fragments and then disappeared. It was by far the most significant "falling star" I have ever seen in my 40 years. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | See previous description of the smoke trail |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | See previous description of smoke trail. |