Reports Report 930j (Event 930-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bruce B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen several shooting stars and/or meteorites in the my fifty years of living, and this was the largest, widest meteorite or shooting star I have ever seen. It had to be seen by millions of people if they were up and outside at 1:30 am EST, in Ohio. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Alliance, OH |
| Latitude | 40° 53' 7.69'' N (40.88547°) |
| Longitude | 81° 5' 11.42'' W (-81.086505°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-07-07 01:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-07-07 05:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 274.41493° |
| First azimuth | 268.45288° |
| First elevation | 68° |
| Last azimuth | 286.79469° |
| Last elevation | 80° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | white with wide trail |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 7s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | Left a long, very wide, smoky white trail that remained in the sky for 6 - 8 seconds. Huge Trail, very bright, was seen by other people 6 miles away. The trail slowly disappeared after several seconds. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |