Reports Report 1071j (Event 1071-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nicholas M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Very cool! I asked my co-worker if he had "seen anything" this morning when he came in. and he said he saw a low meteor at the same time! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Brookfield, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 26' 42.89'' N (41.445247°) |
| Longitude | 73° 22' 29.86'' W (-73.374961°) |
| Elevation | 192.961m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-03-22 06:24 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-03-22 10:24 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 103° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 336.83° |
| First azimuth | 314.62° |
| First elevation | 29° |
| Last azimuth | 331.62° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Mostly white at first, it suddenly got brighter at the end and appeared to have a light blue tinge. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It did not break apart that I saw, and I had a very good view of it. It appeared at certain magnitude of brightness and suddenly got brighter at the end. When it started it was mostly white and during the terminal flash it had a tinge of light blue. During the terminal flash, it appeared as one circular ball. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |