American Meteor Society

Reports Report 303f (Event 303-2012)

Observer
Name Jeff K
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Woburn, MA
Latitude 42° 29' 4.19'' N (42.484496°)
Longitude 71° 10' 28.19'' W (-71.174498°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-02-28 22:00 EST
UT Date & Time 2012-02-29 03:00 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 351.29149°
First azimuth 359.9466°
First elevation 73°
Last azimuth 348.74789°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks n/a
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration 2s
Length 80°
Remarks It was green and glowing the entire time. Fairly long tail but gone right after the object was out of my vision.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks I could not see where it landed because houses and trees blocked my view, so no terminal flash, however there did appear to be some fragments breaking off at the very end.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -