Reports Report 3434beg (Event 3434-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Stacie B |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | I'm not an "expert" astronomer, but I know enough to know I witnessed a meteor entering Earth's atmosphere. I give the experience rating a 5 because it was so amazing! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Marshalltown, IA |
| Latitude | 42° 0' 28.45'' N (42.007902°) |
| Longitude | 93° 2' 1.45'' W (-93.033735°) |
| Elevation | 317.972351m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-12-26 17:45 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-12-26 23:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 350° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 300° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 8s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | Out of the corner of my eye I saw a bright light in the sky, so I looked over and saw a massive bright fireball fly through the sky and burn out in light intensity as it entered the atmosphere, leaving a trail of diminishing light behind it. I took out my phone to record if there would be more meteors, but there weren't. I didn't hear any sound, but I turned my radio off to listen for a boom—but I never heard or felt any impact boom. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |