Reports Report 1443f (Event 1443-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Anne G |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I've observed a number of meteor showers and am a casual amateur astronomer (11" starmaster with a zambuto mirror) and this observation had me saying out loud, "Ok, that's about the largest meteorite I've seen to date." I went online to spaceweather.com but couldn't find any that could account for it, let alone it's luminosity.... When I first looked at Spaceweather I thought, Ohhhh Phobos-Grunt, but realize that's not possible for my location at this time of the evening, no? Speaking of time of evening, I can't give an exact time of observation but to say between 6:50 to 7:00pm Eastern. As an aside, I've observed ISS and a number of satellites over the years and this was no satellite pass-over. Hope this info was useful. Take Care, Anne |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Somerdale, NJ |
| Latitude | 39° 50' 9.6'' N (39.836°) |
| Longitude | 75° 0' 24.13'' W (-75.006704°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-12-01 18:55 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-12-01 23:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 322.31453° |
| First azimuth | 340.05843° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 311.94462° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | white-blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.4s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | Not sure if it was a train or apparent magnitude stuck in my eyes as it was very bright indeed. If it were to be called a train, it would be white. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I would describe it as a fizzy flash. After it\'s fall it seemed to diffuse in an a bright flash of an instant. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |