American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3993ac (Event 3993-2017)

Observer
Name Marea F
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Moved quickly straight down towards the horizon. Visible for a solid 4 seconds. Got pretty low in the sky. Extremely bright despite heavy light pollution in the vicinity. Tail was yellow in color and seemed to “sparkle” which was spectacular!!! Reminded me of a fireworks sparkler but it obviously wasn’t. Never seen anything like it!
Location
Address Winter Garden, FL
Latitude 28° 31' 18.8'' N (28.52189°)
Longitude 81° 35' 13.81'' W (-81.58717°)
Elevation 38.137m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-10-25 21:16 EDT
UT Date & Time 2017-10-26 01:16 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 172°
Moving
Facing azimuth 253°
First azimuth 253°
First elevation 40°
Last azimuth 253°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -18
Color White with golden yellow tail with sparkles
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -