Reports Report 5113ax (Event 5113-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Eric B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I would love to find out how close it actually was...because it looked like it almost hit the ground from my perspective. It started in my right peripheral appearing to be traveling from the west to the east. My first thought was, "that may have hit Kansas", but obviously it's hard to tell. Either way it was awesome! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Aurora, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 48' 46.22'' N (39.812839°) |
| Longitude | 104° 44' 44.36'' W (-104.745655°) |
| Elevation | 1650.457m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-14 19:45 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-15 02:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 240° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 120° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 100° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 6s |
| Length | 7° |
| Remarks | Long glowing trail that looked like it was moving slow and widening a little toward the tail end. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After streaking through the sky it broke into smaller pieces and quickly disappeared, appearing to be pretty close to the horizon from my angle of sight. |