| Observer |
|
Name |
David L |
|
Experience Level |
4/5
|
|
Remarks |
I've seen 10s of thousands of meteors but nothing like that. It was fantastic and persistent. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Blue Mound, KS |
|
Latitude |
38° 10' 7.37'' N (38.168715°)
|
|
Longitude |
95° 3' 27.33'' W (-95.057593°)
|
|
Elevation |
313.267883m |
| 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 up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
225° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
5.35° |
|
First azimuth |
17.27° |
|
First elevation |
25° |
|
Last azimuth |
1.23° |
|
Last elevation |
13° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-8 |
|
Color |
Green |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
5s |
|
Length |
10° |
|
Remarks |
Very light smoke was hard to see as it was fairly light out. It looked VERY close i would have guessed 10 miles away |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
- |
