Reports Report 3434wd (Event 3434-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Corey B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Saw it from birth to death. Appeared to slow blink red like an airplane at first. I am a pilot which is why I was looking in the first place. Obviously the meteor was tumbling giving it a blinking appearance. A good full 10 seconds from birth to dissipation of trail. Was driving so did not hear anything. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bondurant, IA |
| Latitude | 41° 42' 49.97'' N (41.71388°) |
| Longitude | 93° 25' 43.05'' W (-93.428624°) |
| Elevation | 295.631073m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-12-26 17:41 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-12-26 23:41 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 42.38° |
| First azimuth | 44.42° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 343.44° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | At first Sparkly, then glowed , quickly disappated. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fireball broke into at least three parts. The head didn't actually explode, but did get very bright before terminating. Three distinct parts, the head, then a large part that dropped below it and a smaller part that raised briefly above the other two, but was in trail of them. |