Reports Report 1730a (Event 1730-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nelson B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was low, disappeared into the trees and if it wasn’t getting dark, and a mountain lion hadn’t been spotted in the area earlier this week, I honestly think I could have walked a couple of hundred yards into the woods and found a smoking meteor. It was the brightest whitest light...like lightning bolt white. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Howard, CO |
| Latitude | 38° 24' 0.91'' N (38.400253°) |
| Longitude | 105° 50' 41.17'' W (-105.844769°) |
| Elevation | 2305.64m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-05-08 19:30 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-05-09 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 103° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 78.95° |
| First azimuth | 27.92° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 104.29° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was like a flaming baseball that was lobbed across the sky and flamed out as it got to the treetops |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |