Reports Report 5450dv (Event 5450-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Matthew W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | At the given address I was outside walking north, caught a bright flash out of the corner of my eye overhead going down towards the horizon in the east - did not reach the horizon, ended maybe 40 degrees or so up from the horizon. Waited about 10 seconds to see if there was a booming sound or sign of a smoky trail afterwards but heard and saw nothing - clear night, just a few clouds, about half moon. Bright white trail and very bright flash at the end - reminded me a little of some Orionids I've seen (at least, Orionids close to the horizon) in that it was slower moving than other meteors I've seen and ended in a large, bright flash. Don't think it was a firework as there was no sound afterwards though I did wonder if perhaps it were a flare of some sort - there seemed to be some curve in the trail - but after the bright flash and a few quick, smaller flashes close to the main one, there was no continuing light. Hope this was helpful, will be curious to know if there are other reports of this. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | New Haven, VT |
| Latitude | 44° 4' 48.13'' N (44.080037°) |
| Longitude | 73° 11' 28.18'' W (-73.191162°) |
| Elevation | 112.731m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-26 17:52 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-26 22:52 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 190° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 73.92° |
| First azimuth | 88.81° |
| First elevation | 69° |
| Last azimuth | 82.99° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | saw bright trail - perhaps 5x wider than small, quick meteors with thin tails I commonly see - then it ended in a bright flash of light |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | several smaller flashes a short distance from the big bright flash at the end, from my vantage point the smaller flashes were not far from the main bright flash |