Reports Report 5049a (Event 5049-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Aaron A |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Having a family ranch in Wyoming with little light pollution and seeing the Milky Way with the naked eye and amazing meteor showers and viewing as many meteor showers as we can, this was the greatest and most amazing single event we have seen to date. Very vey large. At least 10 times the size of any we have seen before. The pieces that broke off were even larger than normal sized shooting stars. Could not catch the entire train because it was out of view of our car window. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ray, ND |
| Latitude | 48° 20' 31.11'' N (48.341976°) |
| Longitude | 103° 17' 13.05'' W (-103.286959°) |
| Elevation | 714.231m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-10 18:10 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-11 00:10 UT |
| Duration | >60s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 241° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 285.64° |
| First azimuth | 325.97° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 242.17° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -4 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Glowing, very long, across half of window in car, was still above window that I could duck down and see, seen it break apart into many pieces, largest I have ever seen, amazing. Wife was right next to me and she caught it all too. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Large explosion |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | All directions it broke apart, too many pieces to count |