American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3210fi (Event 3210-2017)

Observer
Name YVONNE M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Coatesville, PA
Latitude 39° 57' 58.56'' N (39.966266°)
Longitude 75° 51' 42.05'' W (-75.861681°)
Elevation 143.578m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-09-17 00:30 EDT
UT Date & Time 2017-09-17 04:30 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From left to right
Descent Angle 90°
Moving
Facing azimuth 237.99°
First azimuth 225.67°
First elevation 81°
Last azimuth 235.27°
Last elevation 67°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -21
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks looked up because it looked like a lightening flash when I Iooked up I saw a pretty large ball of light with long tail moving fast Not sure if it disappered or just went behind dark cloud much bigger than shooting stars I've seen and also different from metphor shower I've watched
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -