Reports Report 317g (Event 317-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sid P |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | In my 3+ years of practicing astrophotography, or ever in my life, I believe this was probably #2 awesome meteor I’ve ever seen. I observed a most brilliant emerald green object for approximately 3 seconds.It flickered once in the middle of the sighting and flashed brighter as it reappeared and as it disappeared. I literally exclaimed out loud to myself as it happened. It was rad. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Saint James, MO |
| Latitude | 38° 0' 33.51'' N (38.009309°) |
| Longitude | 91° 38' 7.56'' W (-91.635432°) |
| Elevation | 343.415833m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-01-17 01:17 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-01-17 07:17 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 102° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 295.94° |
| First azimuth | 274.85° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 300.67° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | An Emerald Green meteor followed by a dimmer glowing trail. Meteor flashed off then quickly back on in the middle of the sighting. Much brighte than Venus. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I would not necessarily say explosion but before disappearing, it flashed slightly brighter than when it reappeared and when it disappeared. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |