Reports Report 933b (Event 933-2010)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Clark B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was walking in our neighborhood with my wife, who also witnessed this spectacular meteor. We had enough time to comment on it - I completed the sentence, \"Oh my God that is the longest meteor I\'ve ever seen!\" several seconds before it disappeared behind the tree line. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Union, SC |
| Latitude | 34° 41' 56.02'' N (34.698895°) |
| Longitude | 81° 35' 42.9'' W (-81.59525°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2010-12-29 05:10 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2010-12-29 10:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈6s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 315° |
| First azimuth | 327° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 270° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | greenish white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 7.5s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | Greenish white glowing train lasted longer than any meteor I\\\'ve ever seen. I\\\'m convinced this object hit the earth. If I were to guess where it hit, I think it would be somewhere in the vicinity of Cross Anchor, SC or maybe Woodruff, SC. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | It appeared that very small bits of the meteorite were separating and burning up almost immediately - the fragments didn\\\'t leave any trails. The meteorite seemed to be bubbling as it burned up. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |