American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1227t (Event 1227-2011)

Observer
Name angie S
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Simpsonville, SC
Latitude 34° 49' 19.94'' N (34.822206°)
Longitude 82° 13' 33.11'' W (-82.225864°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-10-24 19:21 EDT
UT Date & Time 2011-10-24 23:21 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 96.42149°
First azimuth 115.11444°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 78.82208°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Orange fireball watched i
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks I was in my car with the windows up and the radio on.
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length 5°
Remarks It looked like a few small burning pieces breaking off in the train about midway during our sighting. The train was more yellow. My son and I watched as it burned out to black but it was dark out so I did not notice a smoke trail.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It was so bright and seemed close enough that you could see it was on fire. It was very bright fiery and pieces seemed to break off just before burnout to black. The fiery color and brightness made it seem close...at least within a couple of hundred miles.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -