Reports Report 532cf (Event 532-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Karen K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The speed of this meteor was of great interest as I never saw one this big going this fast. The brightness of this ball was also of note since I never saw one this bright. Also, this was the longest travel of a meteor I've seen in my lifetime. The colors and explosive breakup of the ball was also the largest event I've witnessed. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Monroe Township, NJ |
| Latitude | 39° 43' 15.87'' N (39.721074°) |
| Longitude | 75° 1' 28.89'' W (-75.024691°) |
| Elevation | 47.327385m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-02-24 21:10 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-02-25 02:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 141.8° |
| First azimuth | 40.43° |
| First elevation | 57° |
| Last azimuth | 183.4° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Orange, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | ball was very bright white, trail was glowing light yellow/light orange, breaking up into smaller pieces that fell off and glowed white until they died out. approximately twelve pieces fell off the ball |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | very bright white ball ran laterally from my drivers' side window to my full windshield going three quarters across from left to right in my windshield, moving down from the top of my windshield towards the bottom. It glowed very bright white with a thin tail that glowed about ten degrees behind the ball a light yellow to light orange glow. As the ball got to about three quarters across the width of my windshield, it suddenly got much brighter and very orange and then the ball became much smaller and some twelve pieces of glowing pieces appeared and died out. From start to finish of this ball break up event was about twelve seconds. All glows died out after the ball broke up. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | see above |