Reports Report 2306si (Event 2306-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sara S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I took some Astronomy courses in college, and consistently astounded my Professor with diagrams I drew for him while Star-gazing. I feel accurate in my description of what occurred---however, I would like to add that the angle of falling meteor was seen coming in at a sharp 65 degrees to the earth's surface before it fragmented, seemingly just above the shoreline. I suspect if people go out there, they'll find at least 2 pieces of a meteor that was likely the size of a basketball before it exploded. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Two Rivers, WI |
| Latitude | 44° 8' 41.92'' N (44.144978°) |
| Longitude | 87° 33' 51.75'' W (-87.564375°) |
| Elevation | 177.28212m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-23 22:31 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-24 03:31 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 72.6° |
| First azimuth | 78.49° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 72.12° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A sharp whistle, then a pop, like a firework or fire cracker. Even with the car window closed, I could hear it very loudly. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Possibly a split second between the fireball portraying the meteor fragmenting and hearing the sharp "CRACK!" |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A bright streaking flash that ended with a terminal exploding flash. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When the explosion occurred, there was clear fragmentation of the meteor into three pieces, which flared and fell in separate directions for 1.5 seconds before dimming. |