Reports Report 3956c (Event 3956-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jonathan A |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving and going around a curve. It appeared to be almost out of sight by the time I hit the curve but I can't be certain. Initially the brightness and color made me think a flare or firework as every other meteor I've seen has been a faint characteristic orange with a well defined trail. In this scenario, I opted to report as I would think a flare in my area would be both unnecessary and much more likely (lwgally) to be reddish in color. I also noted that it has a trajectory that wouldn't make mich sense if it were a firework given that it did not appear to be parabolic based on the seconds of movement I saw. Perhaps it was manmade given the odd circumstances, but the coloration stood out so I thought I'd report it and see. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Birdsboro, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 11' 40.85'' N (40.19468°) |
| Longitude | 75° 50' 55.82'' W (-75.84884°) |
| Elevation | 146.836m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-24 22:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-25 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 258° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 35.99° |
| First azimuth | 74.48° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 9.81° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |