Reports Report 556kb (Event 556-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Maureen S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was the brightest, longest sighting of a single meteor. Very unusual for Northern Virginia, we usually have too much light to see many here, especially how bright this was. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Alexandria, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 46' 46.06'' N (38.77946°) |
| Longitude | 77° 6' 23.31'' W (-77.106474°) |
| Elevation | 51.640934m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-02-27 19:00 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-02-28 00:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 258.24° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 289.45° |
| Last elevation | 11° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | It was very bright white, may have gotten lighter as it fell. May have changed hues as it fell. Almost went straight down when I saw it. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | It glowed all the way to the ground, lessened a bit as it came closed to the ground. It seemed to end just before it hit the earth . The whole trail was quite bright, and to me, lasted a long time. It all took place very close to the earth and came almost straight down. Usually they are up in the sky and streak across. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |