Reports Report 2127f (Event 2127-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nancy H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Second time I’ve seen green meteor. This was spectacular, with the tail and fragmentation |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Foley, AL |
| Latitude | 30° 20' 29.79'' N (30.341609°) |
| Longitude | 87° 43' 43.45'' W (-87.728735°) |
| Elevation | 12.614607m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-04-27 20:46 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-04-28 01:46 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 219° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Green maybe orange when it broke up |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Long looked like firework at first, changed to orange and yellow, broke up in at least 5 pieces, got brighter green before it broke up. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Green perfectly round sphere, got larger and brighter, orange and yellow fragments blew off |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Probably 5 fragments |