Reports Report 3400o (Event 3400-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Shelly H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This event clearly had an effect on me as I have been searching the Internet for others who might have seen it. It was the largest, brightest, most beautiful falling star I have seen - x1000! It shot along the direction that we were travelling and we could see it to the left of our vehicle and moving slightly past us. It seemed to be on a horizontal path with a slight downward curve. It was beside us for several seconds moving lightly ahead of us, still on our left side, and then burning out until we couldn't see it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Odessa, TX |
| Latitude | 31° 53' 2.37'' N (31.883993°) |
| Longitude | 102° 22' 37.27'' W (-102.37702°) |
| Elevation | 894.703369m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-12-22 19:05 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-12-23 01:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 235.43° |
| First azimuth | 193.68° |
| First elevation | 15° |
| Last azimuth | 253.44° |
| Last elevation | 7° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Dark Blue, Blue, Dark Green, Green, Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The glowing blue/green light disappeared and it flamed like a spark and burned about 2-3 then fizzled out. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As it was burning I could see like crumbling effect. Sparks flying off seemed attached to pieces of smaller objects like debris. |