American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1252s (Event 1252-2012)

Observer
Name Jared H
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address prosper, TX
Latitude 33° 14' 9.33'' N (33.235924°)
Longitude 97° 4' 3.59'' W (-97.067664°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-09-03 21:02 CDT
UT Date & Time 2012-09-04 02:02 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 61.10742°
First azimuth 80.88119°
First elevation 64°
Last azimuth 55.48145°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color white + green flickers
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 45°
Remarks Trail was white immediately behind the meteorite, orange most of the length, faded to black (blending in with the night sky) at it's end
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks It got brighter and brighter - I briefly felt like it might hit our house (5-10 miles away, same direction), then just fell apart into about 5 much smaller sparks that quickly faded
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -