Reports Report 1677bj (Event 1677-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | James |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | A group of us was running at the track, and we all were lucky enough to be facing South when the fireball appeared. It was by far the most brilliant and biggest shooting star I\'ve ever observed, and I\'ve never seen one change to, and remain, the color green like this one. It was breathtaking, and we expected to see it terminate or hear a sound, but it went beyond the horizon first. Magnificent sight! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kirkwood, MO |
| Latitude | 38° 35' 24.21'' N (38.590057°) |
| Longitude | 90° 25' 29.27'' W (-90.424798°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-30 06:15 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-30 11:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 173.19084° |
| First azimuth | 195.3411° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 145.58114° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Yellow to Blue to Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | The train was yellow at first, glowing with sparks, and it increased in brightness as it neared the horizon briefly turning pale blue and then a very bright green with the fireball enlarging to several times the size of the train before it disappeared below the elevated horizon. It did not fizzle out before it left our field of vision. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Fragmentation increased as it approached the horizon, but was present all along. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |