| Observer |
|
Name |
Valerie L |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
Unusual shape - not like one I’ve seen in any meteor shower. It was more curved than usual. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Miami, FL |
|
Latitude |
25° 46' 53.8'' N (25.781611°)
|
|
Longitude |
80° 23' 34.38'' W (-80.392884°)
|
|
Elevation |
2.577m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2017-12-13 22:56 EST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-12-14 03:56 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
124° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
177.27° |
|
First azimuth |
165.86° |
|
First elevation |
15° |
|
Last azimuth |
174.1° |
|
Last elevation |
14° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-24.8 |
|
Color |
Light to medium blue and bits of white |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
0.5s |
|
Length |
6° |
|
Remarks |
A large, wide, curved, somewhat U shaped blue light with what looked like glowing white smoke trails |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
