Reports Report 1684b (Event 1684-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Diane W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | The incident persisted for approximately 4 seconds while I was driving eastbound on I-70. I knew what I was seeing from watching numerous videos on YouTube. The meteor pulsed brightly several times as it crossed my field of view, appearing white with a greenish tint in its after trail, moving more rapidly than a satellite observed from the ground. It pulsed one last time brightly as it approached the tree filled horizon, and broke into yellowish red fragments before fading out. The after color might be due to atmospheric tinting. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mt Airy, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 19' 55.46'' N (39.332071°) |
| Longitude | 77° 1' 51.73'' W (-77.031035°) |
| Elevation | 193.861496m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-07-31 05:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-07-31 09:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 115.43° |
| First azimuth | 128.25° |
| First elevation | 24° |
| Last azimuth | 86.33° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | White with a green after tint |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | It was dark, so no smoke was evident. The trail exhibited greenish embers as the meteor pulsed irregularly brighter |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As the meteor approached the treeline, there was a brighter flash and then it broke into shards, quickly losing luminosity |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Due to probable atmospheric effect, the fragments appeared yellowish red before fading quickly out |