American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2079a (Event 2079-2014)

Observer
Name Clare H
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks This looked bright and clear against night sky like a falling star, meteor. This is second one I have seen while walking dog in the evening wthin past week. I don't remember details of the first one other than it was on news that testing was going on as I like to watch for meteors as I haven't seen very many.
Location
Address Burlington, NC
Latitude 36° 6' 17.23'' N (36.104787°)
Longitude 79° 24' 18.27'' W (-79.405074°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-09-02 21:45 EDT
UT Date & Time 2014-09-03 01:45 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 90°
First azimuth 90°
First elevation 70°
Last azimuth 45°
Last elevation 60°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color bright white
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -