Reports Report 1490al (Event 1490-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John F |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have been lucky to have seen two of these large meteors in my lifetime, but this is the only one I have reported. The first was as bright as fireworks and had debris ejected from the main body and all along its train and it occurred on 9-11, but I am not sure what year. I think maybe 2007 above Greenville, SC. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Spartanburg, SC |
| Latitude | 34° 59' 0.79'' N (34.983554°) |
| Longitude | 82° 0' 17.49'' W (-82.004858°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-12-07 23:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-12-08 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 309.56043° |
| First azimuth | 343.99261° |
| First elevation | 26° |
| Last azimuth | 292.47821° |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | If there were any sounds, which I did listen for, they were audibly lower than the interstate road noise that I hear from my front porch. I live between two relatively close interstates. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | The train was the same color as the meteorite (green), but with less intensity. It punched through at about 10 - 15 degrees to my right as I observed it and punched back out at about 10 - 15 degrees to my left and the train lasted through the whole event which couldnt have been more than three seconds and then was gone. I am not sure how much was just an after image. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |