Reports Report 428s (Event 428-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mike |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This event surprised me because I live in an area that has many artificial lights. Even on clear nights, only large constellations and planets are visible. Also, the sun was beginning to rise. This meteor was very bright relative to all the surrounding artificial city light and sun light. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Troy , MI |
| Latitude | 42° 33' 35.62'' N (42.559895°) |
| Longitude | 83° 8' 15.41'' W (-83.137614°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-03-21 06:25 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-03-21 10:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 244.93259° |
| First azimuth | 245.82094° |
| First elevation | 58° |
| Last azimuth | 220.36457° |
| Last elevation | 48° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | orange tail, green hue su |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | The meteor had an orange tail that was visible until the meteor disappeared |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | The meter broke into two pieces. The fragemented piece was only a small part of the original body. This small piece appeared to tumble away and temporarily slow down, but quickly disappeared. The small piece lost it\'s green and orange fire after breaking away. The larger section continued on it\'s course and maintained it\'s green and orange flame before disapearing a second later |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |