Reports Report 2092ym (Event 2092-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Steven E |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I was outside of our house at the time - enjoying the sunrise. Had earlier noticed the bright partial moon and Orion constellation nearby, high up in the sky - facing east at the time. Saw the meteor - came in high in the sky from the west, heading to the east. I waited for several minutes after seeing this meteor, fearing it might have a delayed acoustic shock wave associated with it, similar to that of the recent meteor over Russia. I heard nothing over several minutes. It was very quiet at that time in the neighborhood of our house. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Champaign, IL |
| Latitude | 40° 4' 48.53'' N (40.080147°) |
| Longitude | 88° 17' 35.46'' W (-88.293182°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-09-26 06:00 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-09-26 11:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 270° |
| First elevation | 80° |
| Last azimuth | 90° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | mostly white, but transitorily whitish-green and whitish-orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | Started off as a normal meteor, but rapidly got brighter and brighter, until it was too bright to look at - hurt my eyes. Saw several fragments break off, but each of these faded out ~ quickly, while main portion was still bright. |