Reports Report 2017br (Event 2017-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rusty O |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I'm a red/green color "challenged" male. The color ratings in this report are contributed to 3 female co-observers with no color vision issues. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Austin, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 19' 36.98'' N (30.326938°) |
| Longitude | 97° 52' 31.95'' W (-97.875541°) |
| Elevation | 256.670868m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-09-21 21:05 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-09-22 02:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 325° |
| First azimuth | 150° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 330° |
| Last elevation | 65° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Neon green, and red in the explosion fragments |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Our view was limited from zenith to the northwestern horizon. The meteor was first noticed high overhead, traveling toward approximately 330 degrees, burning neon green and exploded at approximately 45 degrees above the horizon into 10 or fewer bright pieces with reddish sparkling fragments that radiated on toward the horizon with maybe a 45 degree spread (23 degrees either side of the directional line). The larger bright fragments burned out in a second or less after the breakup. Even with the limited sky view (+/- 280-20 degrees, we saw 5 (including the fireball) bright meteors in the space of 45 minutes, all moving approximately toward 310 to 340 degrees. My directions and direction ranges are approximate. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | see above. We were too excited to remember to listen for the explosion. I didn't notice a train, either, but the waning gibbous moon was beginning to brighten the sky... |