Reports Report 78i (Event 78-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lynn A |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | My wife Barbara saw it, too, before I could point it out to her. This is the largest, brightest meteor that either of us have ever observed. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lee's Summit, MO |
| Latitude | 38° 57' 46.49'' N (38.962915°) |
| Longitude | 94° 21' 33.01'' W (-94.35917°) |
| Elevation | 304.344025m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-01-09 20:09 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-01-10 02:09 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 186.57° |
| First azimuth | 122.09° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 174.73° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It got much brighter and then broke apart. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It broke into at least four or five fragments that we could see. |