Reports Report 418n (Event 418-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | BetteRose R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I saw a meteor from my living room window the night the fireball over Phoenix exploded. It was bright green, huge, and look liked it landed in the desert behind our housing development. It came straight down and was as bright as fireworks. It glowed as it came down then turned to black with a smoke trail. I was able to determine that it might be a piece of the fireball over Phoenix that made it all the way down to Tucson by looking on google. I haven't seen anything about the meteor my husband and I saw on January 30th on our way home from cards. I just would like to know if others saw it, how big it might have been (it lasted longer than most meteors but not the two green ones I have seen) and whether it was important. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sahuarita, AZ |
| Latitude | 31° 59' 26.31'' N (31.990641°) |
| Longitude | 110° 58' 37.71'' W (-110.977143°) |
| Elevation | 830.274m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-01-30 20:49 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-01-31 03:49 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 87° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 18° |
| First azimuth | 16° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 35° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Pink |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | It went from a dim streak to a brighter light but did not flash or burn up like the one I saw 11/14/17. It just got brighter then disappeared. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |