Reports Report 1753l (Event 1753-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mike J |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Brightest meteoroid I have ever seen, lots of fragments and very bright blue/green hue with fragments sparkling orange |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Salem, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 17' 30.42'' N (37.291782°) |
| Longitude | 80° 6' 20.23'' W (-80.10562°) |
| Elevation | 351.078339m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-08-03 03:48 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-08-03 07:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 99° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 71.7° |
| First azimuth | 3.56° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 52.21° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Meteor was fairly large as it entered my vision, began to fragment, flashed, broke up a bit more and fragmented with very bright terminal flash. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Meteor was fragmenting the whole time, had one bright flash, fragmented some more and then a bright terminal flash |