American Meteor Society

Reports Report 996h (Event 996-2011)

Observer
Name Yolanda
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address McKinney, TX
Latitude 33° 11' 14.24'' N (33.18729°)
Longitude 96° 39' 57.86'' W (-96.666073°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-09-10 21:30 CDT
UT Date & Time 2011-09-11 02:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 5.71054°
First azimuth 5.1128°
First elevation 19°
Last azimuth 357.39746°
Last elevation 16°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color white with red tail
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks Kids were screaming and playing so if there were any sounds we missed it
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3.5s
Length -1°
Remarks I only looked up to see it at the last seconds. It was very bright continued to burn past my site of vision which was a two story house directly behind by home. It appeared to go down just behind or not far behind houses on the next street. This would be East of Hardin in Mckinney and South of Hardin.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks No terminal flash or framents just kept burning the entire time
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -