Reports Report 638e (Event 638-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mark M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I'm 58 years old, and I have never before seen any burning meteor so large, moving so slowly, so bright, or losing so much visible material. This at least 50 times larger (and similarly long lasting) compared with anything I have seen previously. Awesome. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Arvada, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 49' 54.03'' N (39.831674°) |
| Longitude | 105° 9' 5.19'' W (-105.151443°) |
| Elevation | 1683.943848m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-03-11 06:05 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-03-11 12:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 269° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 336.01° |
| First azimuth | 11° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 290.74° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was losing burning material constantly until it went behind the house to the WNW of me. When it emerged from behind the house it was much more dim and I didn't see any more fragmentation. |