Reports Report 1497bs (Event 1497-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | George R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It caught my eye as I was outside smoking a cigarette. It was angled in a way when it was descending that it traveled from SW to NE. It was the brightest, most colorful asteroid/shooting star I've ever seen. It left an impression in my mind...and lasted a good 10-15 seconds from one end of the sky to the other and descended slowly. As the final image of it in my mind, it was just a solid piece of "rock"...not much left to the colors as it died. It was just so bright, fairly slow moving and the colors and trail...and when it broke up there were multiple flashes. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Punta Gorda, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 1' 17.44'' N (27.02151°) |
| Longitude | 82° 0' 41.33'' W (-82.01148°) |
| Elevation | 5.319m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-04-25 23:51 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-04-26 03:51 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 257° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 97.28° |
| First azimuth | 229.74° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 33.24° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Light Blue and slightly greenish with some red and bright white/yellow bursts when it was breaking up |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 15s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | Glowing train which seemed to break up into smaller pieces with smoke trail too |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was breaking apart as it was descending. As it was breaking apart, multiple flashes occurred. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Multiple light blue with some red mixed in as well as it was breaking apart. The flashes were a white/yellow color, the trail was light blue-green (mostly a light blue color). |