Reports Report 1881a (Event 1881-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Melissa S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Driving from University of Tennessee at Martin to Brownsville, meteor appeared suddenly almost directly overhead, fragmented, developed a long tail, brightened, then faded. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bells, TN |
| Latitude | 35° 42' 53.56'' N (35.714879°) |
| Longitude | 89° 5' 25.81'' W (-89.090504°) |
| Elevation | 107.867821m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-09-04 22:01 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-09-05 03:01 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 305° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 356.17° |
| First azimuth | 22.78° |
| First elevation | 76° |
| Last azimuth | 320.03° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | Glowing tail with smaller trailing objects |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Suddenly brightened, fragmented, then all went dark |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | One smaller, but rather large piece, and a few much smaller than that |