Reports Report 163dz (Event 163-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jessica R |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Of course we heard on the news about the sonic boom we heard. We had wondered what that was after seeing such a bright meteor - really cool! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Euless, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 50' 55.86'' N (32.848851°) |
| Longitude | 97° 5' 40.73'' W (-97.094648°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-02-01 20:01 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-02-02 02:01 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 64.11365° |
| First azimuth | 63.34438° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 63.84278° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The ba-boom after I saw the meteor was about 5 minutes late is seemed. I didn\'t time any of this. I was with my parents when we saw it, but I saw it for the longest time. I was in the right spot. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Sparkling white trail directly behind it, train was not one solid line, but was long and sparkled like a bottle rocket\'s tail, but longer and wider than that. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | At the end of meteor trail, it broke apart into pieces. It seemed to take awhile to complete the process. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |