Reports Report 3579a (Event 3579-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | ary B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was no ordinary meteor. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | McKinney, TX |
| Latitude | 33° 13' 44.84'' N (33.229122°) |
| Longitude | 96° 40' 50.19'' W (-96.680608°) |
| Elevation | 205.716034m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-12-27 23:00 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-12-28 05:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 145.54° |
| First azimuth | 119.29° |
| First elevation | 71° |
| Last azimuth | 254.77° |
| Last elevation | 59° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | glowing smoke that had a large puff-ball directly overhead,.. in the middle of the trail. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was looking down, when I saw the ground illuminate, and I saw the shadow of a small backyard tree. Looking up, quickly, I saw a meteor streaking through the atmosphere, leaving a bright trail, behind it. When it was even with the direction I was facing, there was a flash, and the meteor became brighter. That flash left a "puff-ball" like cloud behind. |