Reports Report 33e (Event 33-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tom W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was looking at a contrail extending west to east in the southern sky , quite visible in the light of the moon.The meteor appeared traveling in an east to west direction with a slight downward angle ,color of object was bright greenish/blue with profound tail seemed to have a red glow or aura around the entire object ,no trailing behind object. After the object had passed I looked back to the point of initial sighting to double check starting point and noticed part of the contrail I had been looking at had disappeared where the meteors path had intersected it, the rest of the contrail had remained visible for at least five minutes following the sighting. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Benton, KY |
| Latitude | 36° 47' 6.67'' N (36.785187°) |
| Longitude | 88° 9' 29.19'' W (-88.158107°) |
| Elevation | 149.952454m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-01-05 19:34 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-01-06 01:34 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 178.37° |
| First azimuth | 123.18° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 190.81° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Green with red glow around tail |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |