Reports Report 1399e (Event 1399-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Carrie A |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving in may car, so my initial view was as the meteor came down to where I could see it at the top of my windshield. I don't know how long it had been glowing as a trail. I was a mile or so from Lake Superior, and the flash was definitely over the lake. I saw another green-streaked meteor in the late 1980's over a non-populated area of the Superior National forest near Isabella, MN. Tonight's was much longer in duration, width, and length. The long green trail seemed to pulse a bit in width and intensity as it traveled. I don't know of any fireworks displays going on in the area. I was headed home and only a couple miles from where I live. Also, the trajectory as I saw it was mostly horizontal with a bit of a downward trend. I can't think of a spot where someone could have shot off a firework and achieved that. Difficult to determine any sound as I was in a car, and there were sounds of fireworks in the distance at times. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Silver Bay, MN |
| Latitude | 47° 21' 22.14'' N (47.356149°) |
| Longitude | 91° 12' 15.17'' W (-91.204215°) |
| Elevation | 298.608063m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-07-04 22:15 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-07-05 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 65.64° |
| First azimuth | 100.37° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 60.85° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Green, Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | mostly bright white and some orange flash, lasting a brief time, diameter smaller than the moon, but very significantly larger than any star or planet. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | dozens of small bright fragments exploded and were bright for a distance of a bit wider than the flash itself |