Reports Report 944e (Event 944-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Krissy |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I am unable to report exactly where I was on the map, as I was driving. It was definitely on Hwy 480 heading NW from Campti to Coushatta, my route at work (I'm a truck driver). It seemed to travel north, and seemed mostly horizontal. I can't remember if it had an upward or downward slant or not. I saw the sky light up with a greenish tint. I thought I was close to the airport and was just seeing the flash of light from the tower, then when I ducked my head down and looked up and to the left through the windshield, I saw the meteor. It was traveling slowly. When the meteor disappeared, the trail lasted for several seconds before quickly fading. The whole thing that I saw, I remember it being white, maybe yellow-white, though there may have been some green from how the sky lit up. I didn't think to pay that much attention to the colors that much because I didn't know I could report them, so I really just remember it being very bright, one of the brightest meteors I've ever seen. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Coushatta, LA |
| Latitude | 31° 56' 34.65'' N (31.942957°) |
| Longitude | 93° 15' 19.92'' W (-93.255533°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-08-31 03:53 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-08-31 08:53 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 292.1398° |
| First azimuth | 291.03137° |
| First elevation | 56° |
| Last azimuth | 292.76589° |
| Last elevation | 56° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | very bright yellow-white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I can\\\'t say if there was a sound or not. If there was, I didn\\\'t hear them over the radio, as I was driving at the time. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3.5s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Glowed, lasted several seconds before fading quickly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I don\'t remember there being a flash at the end, but I want to say I might have seen it split in two at the end. I could be remembering it wrong, however. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |