Meteor Lights Up Atlanta Skies

Written By admin on Friday, September 16, 2011 | 8:06 AM

Some stats on the meteor:

Initial speed: 23.6 km/s (52,800 mph)
Start location: 84.131 W, 33.981 N, Altitude 104.6 km (65.0 miles)
End location: 84.109 W, 33.524 N, Altitude 41.3 km (25.7 miles)


View from all sky camera located at Huntsville, Al.

View from all sky camera located at Tullahoma, Tenn.


 
View from all sky camera located at Cartersville, Ga.

The meteor was too bright for the all sky camera in Cartersville, Ga., to accurately determine the center of light, so manual analysis will be required to determine a more accurate end point.

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