Reports Report 906a (Event 906-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Prentice C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I know this isn't the right place to share this with but like I said I wanted to report it as soon as it happened and this was the only site that came up in my search. Please let the pros' know abut this, it may be of interest to them. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Stanford, KY |
| Latitude | 37° 31' 55.52'' N (37.532089°) |
| Longitude | 84° 39' 22.64'' W (-84.656289°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-06-29 04:22 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-06-29 08:22 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | - |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 101.46302° |
| First azimuth | 104.47704° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 110.35201° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | No sound. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | I believe this was a star that grew in brilliance to appear about the size and brightness of Venus then it suddenly within two seconds dimmed back down to only a slight pin point of a star that was barely visible. I know what meteors look like and I know a little about backyard astronomy. I saw this unaided with just my eyes as I returned from a walk early this morning. I'm absolutely sure that what I saw was a star expand and then collapse! I didn't know how else to report it so I'm doing it here. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | It was already bright as Alpha Centauri when I looked up and first saw it; then it increased in brilliance stayed bright for about 5 seconds, as bright as Venus, then decreased in brilliance within 2 seconds and went to a pin point that was barely visible. I\'m positive it\'s a star. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |