Observer |
Name |
ken l |
Experience Level |
3/5
|
Remarks |
I was just looking at Cassiopeia and thought its origin would be near Taurus but believe it was much higher in the sky |
Location |
Address |
Merritt Island, FL |
Latitude |
28° 23' 4.28'' N (28.384522°)
|
Longitude |
80° 41' 49.01'' W (-80.696946°)
|
Elevation |
1.338m |
Time and Duration |
Local Date & Time |
2017-10-30 22:30 EDT
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-10-31 02:30 UT
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
Direction |
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
Descent Angle |
250° |
Moving |
Facing azimuth |
340° |
First azimuth |
30° |
First elevation |
79° |
Last azimuth |
328.29° |
Last elevation |
51° |
Brightness and color |
Stellar Magnitude |
-7 |
Color |
Orange |
Concurrent Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Delayed Sound |
Observation |
Unknown |
Remarks |
- |
Persistent train |
Observation |
Unknown |
Duration |
- |
Length |
- |
Remarks |
- |
Terminal flash |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
it brightened what looked like 50% and appeared to break into 2 or 3 bigger pieces and several smaller and faded out |
Fragmentation |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
- |