Reports Report 3638azz (Event 3638-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Scott C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | we watch the skys with interest, mostly during the perseid meteor shower. i've seen many shooting stars over the years. BY FAR, THIS WAS THE MOST AMAZING THING I'VE EVER SEEN! I had just stepped out onto my back deck and looked toward the east sky- the meteor appeared instantly and was as bright white. It was the largest & most clearly visible shooting star i've witnessed- it literally stopped me in my tracks! i was astonished as it moved from north to south across the sky for about 5-7 seconds. It broke up into several pieces and then faded away. I was also very struck by how low on the horizon it appeared to be. So happy I witnessed this and I'm even happier to read about how many other people & areas saw this meteor. I tried to explain to my family how incredible it was, but having it make headlines helps give them some sense of what I saw! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Castleton, VT |
| Latitude | 43° 35' 52.02'' N (43.597784°) |
| Longitude | 73° 10' 52.73'' W (-73.181313°) |
| Elevation | 147.665955m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-12-29 18:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-12-29 23:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 144.77° |
| First azimuth | 82.51° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 260.24° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | apprx several minutes after the sighting, i heard what sounded like small fragments of pebbles hitting our roof. there was no weather asscociated to the sound (raindrops, ice, etc). it may not have been related to the meteor but i did hear the distinct sound of a very few pebbles hitting the roof. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | extremely bright white, very long train, lasted 5-7 seconds on the eastern sky in a what appeared to be a significant downward angle. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it appeared with a flash in the east sky, streaked extremely bright white and appeared to break into several peices before fading out |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | in the last 2-3 seconds it appeared to break up into several pieces and faded out with a brief orange glow |