Reports Report 1264b (Event 1264-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | brenda |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Such an amazing event! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Middleton, WI |
| Latitude | 43° 2' 37.69'' N (43.043802°) |
| Longitude | 89° 33' 13.25'' W (-89.55368°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-09-06 21:00 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-09-07 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 305° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 263.31534° |
| First azimuth | 244.9401° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 285.14407° |
| Last elevation | 67° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | white and yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | This was a once in a lifetime event. It appeared as if the fire ball was bouncing off the outer layer of the atmosphere and skipping across the sky, as a stone skips across water. The train was very fragmented and it appeared to sparkle and shoot out from behind the meteor. The fireball appeared to start and stop and skip across the sky, as the train would get brighter and lighter (likely from bouncing off the most outer layer of the atmosphere. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like something was flying and blowing up simultaneously. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |