Reports Report 909i (Event 909-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Austin E |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Brightest meteor I’ve ever seen. Originally started near the sun, and still caught my eye for being bright. I heard it half a minute later or so while driving. It’s wasn’t extremely loud, but pronounced. I had my window rolled down. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Edmond, OK |
| Latitude | 35° 39' 30.87'' N (35.658576°) |
| Longitude | 97° 34' 31.1'' W (-97.575305°) |
| Elevation | 342.24588m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-02-19 15:31 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-02-19 21:31 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 277.13° |
| First azimuth | 263.38° |
| First elevation | 56° |
| Last azimuth | 310.86° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Blue, Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It sounded a bit like an airplane. There were about 3 crackling pops. The meteor was breaking up a bit. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A couple mutted pops. Delay was at least 20 second. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I first noticed it while driving. It was a flash that was bright, and sort of hurt my eyes through sun glasses. It was strobing, and had smaller green pieces breaking off. Each of these pieces lasted a couple seconds. It originated very close to the sun (within 20 degrees). |