Reports Report 1402c (Event 1402-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brian |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I\'d be happy to answer any additional questions. I have taken some astronomy courses in college and subscribe to an astronomy newsletter. I am fascinated by astronomy. If this information has been helpful to you I\'d appreciate it if you let me know! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kutztown, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 34' 41.19'' N (40.578108°) |
| Longitude | 75° 44' 3.31'' W (-75.734253°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-11-24 23:48 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-11-25 04:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 132.42962° |
| First azimuth | 133.04358° |
| First elevation | 42° |
| Last azimuth | 131.18514° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white, green, blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | It disappeared below the tree line so I did not see whether there was a terminal flash. My initial feeling as I watched it is that it was fragmenting as it was falling - though I am no expert. I was driving at the time and only saw it after it had passed low enough to come into view, so I only saw it for 0.5 to 1 second. It appeared to be getting slightly wider (horizontally) and seemed to change shape gradually as it came down but it stayed all together visually. I didn\'t see any pieces broken off. Also, it was wider horizontally than it was vertically - about 3/4 to 1 full moon wide and 1/4 to 1/3 full moon high. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |