American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1108f (Event 1108-2017)

Observer
Name Steven M
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Brasschaat, Flanders (BE)
Latitude 51° 17' 23.82'' N (51.289949°)
Longitude 4° 30' 26.44'' E (4.507344°)
Elevation 7.989317m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-03-25 01:00 CET
UT Date & Time 2017-03-25 00:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 260°
Moving
Facing azimuth 138.23°
First azimuth 189.28°
First elevation 32°
Last azimuth 114.51°
Last elevation 16°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -23
Color Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 70°
Remarks Glowing train
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It fell apart in 2 pieces, (explosion) with a bright green flash
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It exploded and gave a bright green flash, it loked like a fireball in the middle of the tail/train. It happened fast, but much slower than falling stars. You could see it entering our athmosphere and burning up.