American Meteor Society

Reports Report 151a (Event 151-2011)

Observer
Name hugh
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address raleigh, NC
Latitude 35° 54' 28.85'' N (35.908014°)
Longitude 78° 42' 28.34'' W (-78.707873°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-01-29 23:30 EST
UT Date & Time 2011-01-30 04:30 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 115.41921°
First azimuth 119.60438°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 54.31274°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Orange/Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration 2s
Length 5°
Remarks Glowing train. Immediately after i viewed the meteor the train became much brighter for a split second before it disappeared out of view behind a house.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks In the very brief instant I saw the meteor it seemed to exhibit a fairly bright flash before disappearing out of view.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -