| Observer |
|
Name |
Anita Beth I |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
I saw the same bright green “shooting star” a month or two earlier but in a perpendicular direction to this one |
| Location |
|
Address |
Las Cruces, NM |
|
Latitude |
32° 24' 30.36'' N (32.408432°)
|
|
Longitude |
106° 51' 38.72'' W (-106.860755°)
|
|
Elevation |
1197.527m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2018-01-02 20:00 MST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2018-01-03 03:00 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈20s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
255° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
260° |
|
First azimuth |
275.29° |
|
First elevation |
65° |
|
Last azimuth |
225° |
|
Last elevation |
33° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-16 |
|
Color |
Green |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
10s |
|
Length |
5° |
|
Remarks |
Glowing train stayed until fireball gone |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
