Reports Report 677s (Event 677-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Robin F |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Apparently people have been reporting these green fireballs online from several different parts of the country within the last 24 hours? It was so bright, like a magnesium flare, and the biggest meteor with the longest tail I have ever seen!! I wondered if I would hear or feel an impact! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mars Hill, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 58' 9.19'' N (35.96922°) |
| Longitude | 82° 30' 21.67'' W (-82.50602°) |
| Elevation | 1349.044m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-02-19 22:05 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-02-20 03:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 109° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 234.21° |
| First azimuth | 196.46° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 238.27° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | A super bright, long, glowing train that vanished about the same time as the fireball |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |