American Meteor Society

Reports Report 6600b (Event 6600-2021)

Observer
Name Paul L
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks As a nonacademically trained person I am a regular observer of and knowledgeable about the night sky and have seen many "shooting stars" and a number of them in the fireball zone but never have seen one with the intensity of green color as this one...I was a bit shocked and perplexed to say the least
Location
Address Palm Coast, FL
Latitude 29° 33' 41.32'' N (29.561479°)
Longitude 81° 12' 46.06'' W (-81.212795°)
Elevation 7.772408m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-10-15 22:00 EDT
UT Date & Time 2021-10-16 02:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 133°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth -
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth -
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -