Reports Report 2908abc (Event 2908-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Don A |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was in my car, so I am more certain of direction than inclination. I have seen other meteor shower events (with brief traces in the sky), but nothing that approached this duration, length of travel and intensity. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oak Ridge, TN |
| Latitude | 35° 57' 39.29'' N (35.960913°) |
| Longitude | 84° 15' 39.14'' W (-84.260871°) |
| Elevation | 252.930969m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-11-03 18:21 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-11-03 23:21 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 16.34° |
| First azimuth | 15.02° |
| First elevation | 47° |
| Last azimuth | 18.21° |
| Last elevation | 37° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 7° |
| Remarks | glowing orange train; green fireball grew in intensity, then extinguished (perhaps exploded), with smaller green fireball and train after |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | bright green glow (and orangish train) rapidly grew in intensity, then extinguished briefly, as a it continued with a dimmer green glow and train |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | smaller glowing bit follwed |