Reports Report 1685bt (Event 1685-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ron B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | My friend and I were standing on the front porch when we saw this meteor. I've seen a few of them in my 56 years, but I'd NEVER seen anything like this! That's why I got online and searched to see if anyone else saw it. It was amazing. It was so large and bright that I expected to hear some sort of explosion. And at first, I thought it might be something other than a meteor because it was so different from anything else I'd ever seen. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Nashville, TN |
| Latitude | 36° 13' 51.15'' N (36.230875°) |
| Longitude | 86° 43' 9.74'' W (-86.719372°) |
| Elevation | 154.535019m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-08-02 22:20 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-08-03 03:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 171.32° |
| First azimuth | 167.48° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 176.26° |
| Last elevation | 41° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | sorta like a smoke trail, I think, but it faded in seconds. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |