Reports Report 52h (Event 52-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Erin E |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Pretty cool for my first fireball. Wish I had seen it fall completely to earth, but still feel lucky to have seen it. Thanks for taking my report. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Freeport, FL |
| Latitude | 30° 17' 51.67'' N (30.297685°) |
| Longitude | 86° 1' 33.12'' W (-86.025868°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-01-11 20:40 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-01-12 02:40 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 315° |
| First azimuth | -1° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | -1° |
| Last elevation | 9° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Bright green, with tinges |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was in a car, I would not have heard anything |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2.5s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | I was traveling west on US Hwy 98, having left Panama City Beach. There was no traffic, so I was gazing towards the Gulf. I saw a green meteor that was bigger than normal, to the northwest, heading what looked like straight into the gulf of Mexico. Unlike any other meteor I had seen, this one did not fizzle out, but got brighter and bigger, ending in a burst of bright green and yellow, with tinges of pink. The coolest meteors I have ever seen (I try to watch the showers when I can) and the first fireball I have ever seen. The tail lasted a few seconds, so I got to enjoy this one longer that I usually do too. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The tree line just covers the horizon, but I was on pretty flat land that slopes to the see. The meteor had a heading that seemed almost straight down from the sky, going slightly to my left. There was a brighter flash as it reached tree line. Any fragmentation would have been blocked from my view. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |