Reports Report 4310cq (Event 4310-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dr. Paul S |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | Naval observatory director, PhD astronomer while giving a VIP tour on the 61-inch dome catwalk. Very long 'tail', caught nearly overhead heading south closer to southern horizon toward Sedona or further south. Later saw nbc12 phoenix news report of a similar event, perhaps seen northward from there.could it be the same event? http://www.12news.com/news/local/arizona/was-that-a-meteor-bright-light-flashes-across-arizona-sky/491929850 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Flagstaff, AZ |
| Latitude | 35° 11' 2.61'' N (35.184057°) |
| Longitude | 111° 44' 26.14'' W (-111.740594°) |
| Elevation | 2304.622m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-11-14 20:35 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-11-15 03:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 172° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 150° |
| First azimuth | 110° |
| First elevation | 85° |
| Last azimuth | 175° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Started pink went white 30 degree long streak, ended blue-white to blue as a bolide, dark blue fragmentation. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Long tail ending in bright blue-white bolide flash impacting dark eye adaptation, seemed to slow trajectory in burst, fragment shower ensued |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | At bolide burst, fragments primarily under fireball emanating along trajectory, below and expanding, dimmed quickly |