Reports Report 1940q (Event 1940-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Beth R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Hi. I saw what appeared to be a meteor tonight in the night sky. I am from Centre, AL 35960. It was a very BRIGHT light in my peripheral, though it caused me to look up toward it. I saw a VERY bright flash of bluish green as well as a tail. This happened around 10:12PM CST. It was south of where I am, I was facing east. I am basically curious how I would go about finding out what it was exactly, or IF it was indeed a meteor. I have saw lots of falling stars but this was very different, similar to the meteor showers I have witnessed but much more intimate and appeared larger. Thank you for your time |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Centre, AL |
| Latitude | 34° 8' 52.94'' N (34.148038°) |
| Longitude | 85° 40' 18.02'' W (-85.671672°) |
| Elevation | 192.758545m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-08-23 22:12 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-08-24 03:12 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 102.39° |
| First azimuth | 126.66° |
| First elevation | 48° |
| Last azimuth | 92.11° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | green, blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |