Reports Report 5113bw (Event 5113-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brian B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I’ve seen several fireballs recently. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Snowmass Village, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 12' 33.94'' N (39.209427°) |
| Longitude | 106° 57' 19.5'' W (-106.955416°) |
| Elevation | 2601.05m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-14 20:00 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-15 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 184° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 80.83° |
| First azimuth | 66.35° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 73.95° |
| Last elevation | 70° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Dark Green, Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 7s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Sparkles of white yellow trail that lasted the whole time. It almost looked like |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The colored ball had a trail of sparks that faded to smoke like trail. It seemed to go dim then lit up a second time and fell straight down into horizon |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright colors at the source from blues to green fire ball the tail looked white and yellow fading to smoke like grey |