Reports Report 1685dy (Event 1685-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jeff and Melissa H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | My wife and I try to watch meteor showers as much as possible. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Athens, AL |
| Latitude | 34° 47' 48.14'' N (34.796706°) |
| Longitude | 86° 51' 40.33'' W (-86.861204°) |
| Elevation | 225.271378m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-08-02 22:20 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-08-03 03:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 75.9° |
| First azimuth | 64.06° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 92.95° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | We saw this bright flame shooting star while looking toward the east on Saturday night sometime after 10 pm. Seemed to be bursting, sparking like a sparkler, really bright. Had a quick trail after the sparking part went down behind tree line of site. I've seen shooting stars before,however, this was bigger, brighter and sparking like, bursting. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As it came into our field of vision, it was very bright and bursting like a sparkler. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Small light trail after the sparkling ball went beyond the tree line. Seemed to be about 2 separate lines. |