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Observer
Name
Dennis L
Experience Level
1/5
Remarks
Thought it was a meteor but much closer than normal shooting stars and appeared bright white when coming towards me but was bright green with long orange tail when it got above me - also seen a shooting start later that night around 3am
Location
Address
Allenwood, PA
Latitude
41° 6' 25.92'' N (41.1072°)
Longitude
77° 6' 18.66'' W (-77.105182°)
Elevation
257.69m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-08-25 21:15 EDT
UT Date & Time
2017-08-26 01:15 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
88°
Moving
Facing azimuth
158.42°
First azimuth
160.06°
First elevation
61°
Last azimuth
317.11°
Last elevation
67°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
-
Remarks
long orange tail
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
No
Remarks
-
