Reports Report 2306bq (Event 2306-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Antoinette F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen a meteor of this size, length or beauty in my entire life. (I'm 38 and I like to look at meteor showers when I can.) I was in a car with the windows up so there may have been sound but I didn't hear it. At the beginning I thought I was seeing a firework but it had the straightness and tail afterglow of a meteor which I have seen before in meteor shower observing. At the end of the meteor it broke up into pieces, it was so truly amazing and I will never forget this! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Monee, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 24' 37.72'' N (41.410477°) |
| Longitude | 87° 44' 51.32'' W (-87.747589°) |
| Elevation | 240.988876m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-23 20:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-24 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 358.82° |
| First azimuth | 25.83° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 24.08° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | more yellow that orange, an orangey yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 70° |
| Remarks | A slowly fading, glowing straight as an arrow train. No smoke. Head broke into 3 or more pieces when it ended. This is the biggest, longest meteor I have ever seen firsthand in my life! |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it did seem to have more brightness as it terminated |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | 3 or 4 glowing pieces broke off as it ended |