Reports Report 817af (Event 817-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nicole L |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I don\'t know how large the actual meteorite was but the ball of fire was easily the size of a golf cart. My husband and I were sitting in the car waiting for a traffic light on an Interstate off-ramp, we were facing West. It was traveling across the sky from my left to right, maybe 100 yards ahead and at the same height as the Interstate overpass (40-50 ft). It looked like it was falling rather quickly but it was going very fast so I don\'t know how far away it actually landed. There have been reports of people spotting a \"shooting star\" from as far away as Ocala, Florida (nearly 100 miles away). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tampa, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 57' 56.12'' N (27.965589°) |
| Longitude | 82° 26' 16.43'' W (-82.437898°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-08-11 22:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-08-12 02:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 269.61841° |
| First azimuth | 149.42071° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 7.125° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Reddish orange with a lon |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |