Reports Report 2132mt (Event 2132-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tim N |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Have a cottage in a rural area and I also spend a lot of time on the road at night. I have seen several meteor showers and several large meteors. Doubt I'll see another like this. Flash was really remarkable - magnitude of lightning. Several second streak, fragmentation, and smoke trail. Would not be surprised if there was delayed sonic, sadly can't confirm because I was in the car. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Richmond, IN |
| Latitude | 39° 50' 10.65'' N (39.836292°) |
| Longitude | 84° 49' 13.64'' W (-84.820455°) |
| Elevation | 330.736328m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-09-27 23:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-09-28 03:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 91.64° |
| First azimuth | 95.42° |
| First elevation | 58° |
| Last azimuth | 91.31° |
| Last elevation | 49° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 30s |
| Length | 7° |
| Remarks | Definite smoke trail, size and duration difficult to estimate while driving |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright flash caught our attention. Flash was purplish color. Initially thought it was lightning but saw bright light green fireball. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Looked as though a chunk broke off to side while streak continued on its trajectory |