Reports Report 2165fv (Event 2165-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cale H |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Have seen a few daytime meteors in the past. This was much lower in the atmosphere and the bright neon green light, and debris falling off was new to me. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Everett, WA |
| Latitude | 48° 0' 8.33'' N (48.002313°) |
| Longitude | 122° 12' 39.27'' W (-122.210909°) |
| Elevation | 39.879425m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-13 20:18 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-14 03:18 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 313.96° |
| First azimuth | 234.21° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 308.2° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Orange with green light emanating of, you could see it burning, with melting debris falling off. It had a long bright tail, that went from white to neon green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Minor rumble |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I heard one faint boom, 20 seconds after I lost sight of it |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 12s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | White at the base of the Meteor, turning into a bright neon green. A smoke and trail of burning debris followed for around 50-100' |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was pulsing a bright white light every few seconds |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | You could actually see the object burning up, and pieces would break off and fall in the sky |