Reports Report 1137f (Event 1137-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Though I have seen meteors entering the atmosphere before, I have never seen one this close. I could have sworn that I could see the actual meteor itself while I was looking at it. What was so strange about it is that it seemed almost like it was in slow motion. I don\'t know if this means that it was heading in a more south than south-west trajectory, but it seemed to hang just above me for quite a while (relatively speaking). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hoover, AL |
| Latitude | 33° 22' 41.47'' N (33.378186°) |
| Longitude | 86° 48' 49.81'' W (-86.813836°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-10-06 19:40 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-10-07 00:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 165.00967° |
| First azimuth | 130.85177° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 179.00651° |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | green with a green tail a |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was in my car, I only heard the radio. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 7s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Green glowing train with visible sparks. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball was green for most of the time I saw it, at the end, the fireball turned pink, then white with a pink aura, then sparked and dissipated. It looked like something was still moving afterward, but it could have just been my eyes readjusting to the darkness. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |