American Meteor Society

Reports Report 650ap (Event 650-2012)

Observer
Name Laura
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Montrose, MN
Latitude 45° 3' 53.44'' N (45.064845°)
Longitude 93° 52' 29.41'' W (-93.874837°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-05-11 22:00 CDT
UT Date & Time 2012-05-12 03:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 288.22523°
First azimuth 285.94566°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 343.84272°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length 20°
Remarks I have never seen a meteor or meteorite that was this big and such a bright, beautiful green or lasted so long. It looked like a small comet. It was bright with a glowing green train when it was high in the sky then after a couple seconds it got even brighter the glowing train stayed about the same length the whole time. It remained bright till it went below the tree line in my field of vision.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -