Reports Report 2407cc (Event 2407-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Loren G |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've set my alarm on occasion so I can observe meteor showers but have never seen anything like this. My wife and I watched it for a minimum of 20 seconds While most are a quick flash across the sky with a long train, this moved much slower, was much larger, had a short train that quickly disappeared, and you could see small burning pieces of debris flying out and back. I saw it come over the trees just to the southwest of our house and we watched it until it disappeared over the trees in the next block. I checked my compass. It was traveling in an east/northeast direction. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Burlington, IA |
| Latitude | 40° 47' 21.69'' N (40.789358°) |
| Longitude | 91° 6' 53.27'' W (-91.114796°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-28 21:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-29 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 225° |
| First azimuth | 225° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 45° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | It was bright-I would say a pale yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | It had a short tail, didn't leave a prolonged trail in the sky. Fragmentation looked like sparks flying out & back |