American Meteor Society

Reports Report 547h (Event 547-2011)

Observer
Name Gary A
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address North Granby, CT
Latitude 41° 52' 31.36'' N (41.875377°)
Longitude 72° 39' 43.92'' W (-72.662201°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-05-29 20:56 EDT
UT Date & Time 2011-05-30 00:56 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 357.13782°
First azimuth 75.80641°
First elevation 65°
Last azimuth 331.63115°
Last elevation 22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color white and blueish with or
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks In car cranking tunes so I didn\\\'t hear it. Even at 65 mph with my windows down. So don\\\'t know what the sound was like outside.
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 4s
Length 30°
Remarks glowing train brighter and then lighter and then brighter and then real bright is small area behind meteor. Not as long lasting as some but real bright close to the object.
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks appeared to fragment and then get brighter a few times
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -