Reports Report 1227i (Event 1227-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bailey |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball was squarish and extremely bright. It was dusk, not all the way dark, and you could hardly see other stars, which made it more noticeable and impressive. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Landrum, SC |
| Latitude | 35° 6' 33.8'' N (35.109388°) |
| Longitude | 82° 14' 26.6'' W (-82.240721°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-10-24 19:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-10-24 23:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 170.53767° |
| First azimuth | 233.86467° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 79.52234° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | White, yellow, and burned |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 8s |
| Length | 11° |
| Remarks | The train was quite long and burned for the entirety of the time that I saw it. At the end, the chunk that was flying got smaller, but the train stayed and only shortened by a little bit. The end of the meteor looked like the train was just shrinking. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | The fragmentation was at the very very end. It broke into a few smaller chunks and died out. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |