Reports Report 3434asj (Event 3434-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brian S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | When I first saw the meteor I thought someone was shooting off large fireworks, but I realized after a couple seconds that it was no firework due to the length and direction of travel. It was one of the more amazing things I have ever seen to be quite honest. It appeared to break up and disappear or plummet into one of two fields due west from my house, but it was moving so fast that this could have been illusory. I put a post up on my Facebook page and many other friends saw the meteor as well. I will refer them to your site to fill out a report. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bondurant, IA |
| Latitude | 41° 45' 0.46'' N (41.750127°) |
| Longitude | 93° 27' 51.13'' W (-93.464204°) |
| Elevation | 293.966644m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-12-26 17:40 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-12-26 23:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 40° |
| First elevation | 18° |
| Last azimuth | 310° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It appeared that pieces of the meteor were fragmenting off of the main object. When the meteor left my field of vision it appeared to break apart and finally plummet into the earth in one of two field to the west of my house. |