Reports Report 3886h (Event 3886-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | C M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Tonight is the Orionoid meteor shower. If it weren't for that, I'd think that I had imagined this. Appeared as if it were directly over I-95, just at the western perimeter of the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Pooler, GA |
| Latitude | 32° 8' 22.87'' N (32.139685°) |
| Longitude | 81° 14' 26.37'' W (-81.240657°) |
| Elevation | 7.33m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-20 19:57 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-20 23:57 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 210.45° |
| First azimuth | 212.57° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 175.44° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I think I did. There seem to be two or three "tails" behind a larger light. Within seconds of first sighting it got brighter and totally disappeared. Not an explosion--more like a light switch being turned off. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |