American Meteor Society

Reports Report 638cr (Event 638-2015)

Observer
Name Morgan D
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Seemed to move from East to West fairly low in the N sky. Was not heading down. Fairly slow - could see for 6- 8 seconds. Listened for an impact or explosion - none. this was the North edge of downtown Greeley, very little light pollution. Nothing at all like a 'shooting star'. No arc to it's travel
Location
Address Greeley, CO
Latitude 40° 25' 26.79'' N (40.424107°)
Longitude 104° 41' 36.93'' W (-104.693593°)
Elevation 1420.011719m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-03-11 05:55 MDT
UT Date & Time 2015-03-11 11:55 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 271°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth 34.4°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 284.9°
Last elevation 33°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Orange, Yellow, 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 No
Remarks -