Reports Report 52ak (Event 52-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mark |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I witnessed the event Tuesday evening from the Houston area while driving and thought it was a leftover firework at first, but quickly realized that it was a meteor fall very far away (since it was moving relatively slow from my viewpoint). It was low on the horizon when I first saw it and it was angled sharply down and leftward from my perspective...moving SW to NE?From the spot I viewed it, it was between 060 and 075 degrees or ENE of Houston. Drew a line on a map that night and it passed between Hattiesburg and Meridian MS. Very cool to see. Lasted about 3 seconds, greenish trail with white "sparks" coming off. As soon as it disappeared over the horizon a huge white flash lit up the eastern sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Baytown, TX |
| Latitude | 29° 44' 7.82'' N (29.735505°) |
| Longitude | 94° 58' 38.74'' W (-94.977427°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-01-11 20:50 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-01-12 02:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈4s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 70° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 60° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | green and white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Immediately after the object dropped below the horizon there was a large but very quick white flash that lit up the sky from NE to SE |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |