American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2116a (Event 2116-2014)

Observer
Name Cheryl D
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Upperco, MD
Latitude 39° 32' 58.13'' N (39.549481°)
Longitude 76° 52' 10.51'' W (-76.869585°)
Elevation 207.396942m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-09-08 19:56 EDT
UT Date & Time 2014-09-08 23:56 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 337.27°
First azimuth 337°
First elevation 47°
Last azimuth 332.12°
Last elevation 39°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -24
Color Light Green, light electric blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 10°
Remarks Broke into two or more pieces before disappearing. Pieces had very small vapor trails of about one to two degrees. Very bright fluorescent green and blue.
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Broke into at least two pieces, and pieces fell away from each other so that fireball looked like an inverted "v" shape from my location.