| Observer |
|
Name |
T G |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
one of the largest individual meteor single object sightings |
| Location |
|
Address |
Herndon, VA |
|
Latitude |
38° 56' 34.28'' N (38.942856°)
|
|
Longitude |
77° 17' 6.94'' W (-77.285261°)
|
|
Elevation |
87.757729m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2014-02-27 19:08 EST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2014-02-28 00:08 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
225° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
286.69° |
|
First azimuth |
253.68° |
|
First elevation |
32° |
|
Last azimuth |
218.32° |
|
Last elevation |
15° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-20 |
|
Color |
White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
2s |
|
Length |
10° |
|
Remarks |
glowing train very intense white and then faded away |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
seems to have broken up near the beginning and middle and then faded into the train |
