Reports Report 5012ao (Event 5012-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Paul S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Note the sharp curve in the profile of the path. Regarding the direction, the start (at 25 degrees up angle) was at 25 degrees Azimuth. The end (at 5 degrees up angle) was at about 355 - 357 degrees Azimuth (Where 0 degrees Azimuth is is true north and 90 degrees Az is true east.) I may have the colors wrong, but they did change. I suspect this meteor was over Richmond, Washington, or Maryland. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Raleigh, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 51' 50.01'' N (35.863893°) |
| Longitude | 78° 32' 48.46'' W (-78.546795°) |
| Elevation | 90.198311m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-09-03 21:23 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-09-04 01:23 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Blue then orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Flash at the mid point of the trajectory. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Abrupt change of direction at 12 degrees elevation. The fireball jumped from profile direction of -30 degrees to -60 degrees in about 0.2 seconds. |