American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1598b (Event 1598-2011)

Observer
Name Kim
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It was cool, that's it :)
Location
Address Perrysburg, OH
Latitude 41° 31' 56.88'' N (41.532467°)
Longitude 83° 39' 7.37'' W (-83.652048°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-12-24 22:50 EST
UT Date & Time 2011-12-25 03:50 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 94.18433°
First azimuth 124.09405°
First elevation 90°
Last azimuth 76.14001°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color White then fizzled out to
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks Didn\\\'t hear anything, we were driving in the car and had the radio on.
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks A bright white streak went across the sky and then fizzled out into red/orange specks and disappeared. Like a when you light a sparkler and it fizzles.
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks It fizzled like a sparkler
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -