American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3151mz (Event 3151-2019)

Observer
Name Damon C
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I am the director of Governor's Institute of Vermont on Astronomy and the vice president of the Northeast Kingdom Astronomy Foundation. We were at Northern Skies Observatory with 24 students and 9 other staff members. Almost all of them saw the meteor. The crowd gasped and yelled.
Location
Address Barnet, VT
Latitude 44° 19' 29.56'' N (44.324879°)
Longitude 72° 9' 56.93'' W (-72.165815°)
Elevation 388.86673m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-07-24 23:00 EDT
UT Date & Time 2019-07-25 03:00 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 95°
Moving
Facing azimuth 180°
First azimuth 90°
First elevation -
Last azimuth 270°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 20°
Remarks green glowing train
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -