I\'ve seen a lot of meteors and this was by far the brightest and most intense. It went from horizon to horizon. I was in a valley so it came over a mountain on my right and disappeared over a mountain on my left. Visible for a full 3 seconds or so, trailing sparks. It never diminished in brightness. Absolutely amazing!
Location
Address
HWY 105, Foscoe, NC
Latitude
36° 10' 37.55'' N (36.177098°)
Longitude
81° 44' 49.33'' W (-81.747036°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-10-24 19:20 CDT
UT Date & Time
2011-10-24 23:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
182.07843°
First azimuth
269.86173°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
96.82206°
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
I was traveling in a car with windows up and radio on so I didn\'t hear anything.
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
It didn\'t leave a persistent train at all, but it was clearly trailing debris. It looked like a trail of red sparks.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
Fragmentation only in that sparks were trailing it. It never diminished in size or brightness from horizon to horizon.
