Reports Report 4310ev (Event 4310-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Matt G |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving south down UT Hwy 87 in Duchesne, Utah. I saw the largest meteor I have ever seen in the sky. It was white then turned green before disappearing within 1-3 seconds. I did not hear any local reports of the sighting that night. I checked online this morning ( Thursday Nov 16) and saw the news reports out of Phoenix AZ. I watched the footage taken from a security camera online. The meteor in the video was the same as I saw, The only difference was it looked larger in the video due to me being +/- 475 miles away line of sight. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Duchesne, UT |
| Latitude | 40° 11' 59.28'' N (40.199801°) |
| Longitude | 110° 23' 22.07'' W (-110.389463°) |
| Elevation | 1777.495m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-11-14 20:30 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-11-15 03:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 193° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 198.51° |
| First azimuth | 201.99° |
| First elevation | 67° |
| Last azimuth | 198.74° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It appeared white then green before disappearing just above the mountain range |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |