Reports Report 996a (Event 996-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Robert H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I\'ve seen a lot of meteors, this was by far the brightest, largest, and most colorful. I would have guessed that it landed not too far from my location. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dallas, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 51' 52.21'' N (32.864503°) |
| Longitude | 96° 42' 27.68'' W (-96.70769°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-10 19:38 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-11 00:38 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 358.99965° |
| First azimuth | 0.86804° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 318.97605° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | red to green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | The color changed from intense white to green to blue - very similar to a sparkler. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | just before it disappeared there was a very short bright white flash, |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |