Reports Report 5450mt (Event 5450-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jim C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I'm VERY curious about whether yesterday's meteor may have struck: land, Atlantic Ocean, disintegrated in atmosphere or maybe flew back out into space. Was very glad "it" did NOT vaporize me; I hope nobody else was hit. I'm surprised so little follow-up has been reported by airports, Air Force bases, observatories etc. ??? |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hopkinton, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 15' 21.58'' N (42.255995°) |
| Longitude | 71° 33' 34.16'' W (-71.559488°) |
| Elevation | 102.619m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-26 17:52 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-26 22:52 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 174° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 10° |
| First azimuth | 10° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 20° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | - |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | slight change in color between meteor and trail that was more orange |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |