Reports Report 929z (Event 929-2010)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lina |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Please take my observations as a member of the general public with no knowledge of meteors. I went online to look for more information on what I saw, came across a link to report it on your site, and wanted to just let you know it was seen in my area. That\'s probably all the use my report will be. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sterling, VA |
| Latitude | 39° 2' 48.01'' N (39.046669°) |
| Longitude | 77° 25' 17.37'' W (-77.421491°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2010-12-28 18:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2010-12-28 23:45 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | -1° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | -1° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | looked white to me |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | I know nothing about this ... am just a random person who saw it and went online to find out what I saw. So please excuse the nonscientific description -- all I can say is that it looked like a very bright ball leaving behind it bright, sharp sparkles. It may have ended in a flash but I\\\'m not sure. I was too surprised and too ignorant of this to register that kind of detail. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |