The video and images below show a very bright meteor that streaked over the skies of Atlanta, Ga., on the night of Aug. 28, 2011.
View from all sky camera in Cartersville, Ga., operated by
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
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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.
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. Results will be posted here on the blog as they become available.
Video and image credits: NASA/MSFC/Meteoroid Environment Office
I live in WV in the eastern panhandle and me my husband and a friend out ours also saw this meteor that night..