Reports Report 5549u (Event 5549-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Glen P |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen 1 other, similar event that I later confirmed on this site. This was the brightest meteor I have ever seen! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Carlisle, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 11' 12.22'' N (40.186727°) |
| Longitude | 77° 10' 52.5'' W (-77.181251°) |
| Elevation | 147.687164m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-10-06 02:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-10-06 06:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 118° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 268.03° |
| First azimuth | 249.08° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 282.98° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I actually thought I heard a light boom just before seeing it |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | started as a bright white line, got progressively larger and brighter as it travelled and then ended in a large bright green flash then disappeared. I saw another very dim orange trail a few seconds after the first, very dim comparatively like a smaller piece off the first |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |