Reports Report 241a (Event 241-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kenyon |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was still daylight, just minutes before sunset; the time of day when your shadow is just blending into the first shadows of evening, but the sky, trees, and buildings are still brightly lit by the sun. I was at the park with my dog, and a number of other dog owners. We were in a circle talking when I spotted the meteor, and it lasted long enough for everyone to turn, find it, and observe it for several seconds. I estimate it was at least four, and possibly closer to six seconds--but I wasn\'t exactly counting (I retraced it\'s path and approximate speed to figure this out immediately after). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Denver, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 44' 5.2'' N (39.734778°) |
| Longitude | 104° 58' 0.95'' W (-104.96693°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-02-22 17:00 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-02-23 00:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 55.30471° |
| First azimuth | 5.27388° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 88.9188° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | bright baby blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 3.5° |
| Remarks | light gray/white smoky color, dissapeared quickly. Just as I lost sight of the meteor it appeared to break up, but I can\'t be sure on that; at the last second several short trains appeared for an extremely brief instant and then vanished with the rest of the main train. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | The meteor disappeared in the vicinity of several hi rise buildings that were a few blocks distant. I thought I saw fragmentation, but can\'t be sure--only saw the train \'split\', and the main body dimmed and went behind the building assuming it wasn\'t completely vaporized. I saw no terminal flash before it dimmed, but it was very close to going behind some buildings and I can\'t be sure something didn\'t happen out of my sight. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |