Reports Report 208ea (Event 208-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Daniel H |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I am a member of the Chesmont Astronomical Society and a frequent observer of the night time skies. I have participated in Leonid metor counts, Never saw a bight metor/bolide such as this during the day, though. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Glenmoore, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 0' 29.6'' N (40.008223°) |
| Longitude | 75° 35' 23.59'' W (-75.589886°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-02-14 12:37 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-02-14 17:37 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 105.37515° |
| First azimuth | 93.33678° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 90.74453° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white and yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | No sound heard but car radio was on and there were outside sounds of traffic, as well. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 7.5° |
| Remarks | At first, it was a bright, white streak, faded a bit at around 35 degrees above the horizon but got much brighter below 30 degrees and had a thin, yellow, flame looking tail before it disappeared at around 20 dgrees above the horizon. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flash before it disappeared was more like an increasing of intensity of light because it got very bright and had a flame looking yeloow-white tail. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |