American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1137at (Event 1137-2011)

Observer
Name Rob C
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks Beautiful!
Location
Address Temple Terrace, FL
Latitude 28° 1' 12.72'' N (28.0202°)
Longitude 82° 22' 24.72'' W (-82.373532°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-10-06 20:43 EDT
UT Date & Time 2011-10-07 00:43 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 332.56128°
First azimuth 336.47735°
First elevation 75°
Last azimuth 296.46838°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color Blue-green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks No sound... was inside vehicle.
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 20°
Remarks Bright blue green glowing train, two parts close together (less than one degree separation), a larger and smaller.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks Larger and smaller fragment, less than one degree separation. Trail was about 20 degrees in length. Went over tree line so I didn\'t see terminal event.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -