Reports Report 2240ah (Event 2240-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Karen R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Largest "shooting star" I have ever seen in my life; and slowest moving one |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Powell, TN |
| Latitude | 36° 1' 7.82'' N (36.018838°) |
| Longitude | 84° 4' 52.2'' W (-84.081168°) |
| Elevation | 341.748m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-07-13 21:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-07-14 01:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 120° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 130° |
| First azimuth | 208.89° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 88.41° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 35° |
| Remarks | White smoke like train with some light orange yellow fading into white smoke |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |