Reports Report 1887s (Event 1887-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brian T |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This was the most amazing large and long lasting meteor I have ever seen. I have seen many small shooting stars in my life. my first impression on seeing this was that it was the end of the world. it was that big and bright and long lasting. I was driving 70 miles per hour due south, saw it out of the driver side door window, had time to pull over to a stop, turn radio off, find phone in the dark, enter 4 digit phone secturity code, and hit a few keys to bring camera up and take a photo. all the while the event was going on. I estimated I saw it for up to 20 seconds. it got fainter and smaller the longer it went to the west-southwest direction. I took one camera photo at the last second. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cortland, NE |
| Latitude | 40° 24' 12.57'' N (40.403493°) |
| Longitude | 96° 44' 32.61'' W (-96.742391°) |
| Elevation | 429.917358m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-11-16 05:30 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-11-16 11:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 182.16° |
| First azimuth | 74.8° |
| First elevation | 62° |
| Last azimuth | 257.15° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | long tail of bright sparkley fire, like the tail of a missle burning, with separate bright specks flying back off of the main bright ball |