| Observer |
|
Name |
Dale S |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
This was unlike any meteor I'd ever seen before. Too big, and too slow to be a normal shooting star. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Malad City, ID |
|
Latitude |
42° 11' 29.71'' N (42.191587°)
|
|
Longitude |
112° 14' 3.55'' W (-112.234319°)
|
|
Elevation |
1444.232m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2016-07-17 22:15 MDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2016-07-18 04:15 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈7.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
104° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
42.73° |
|
First azimuth |
34.4° |
|
First elevation |
27° |
|
Last azimuth |
55.26° |
|
Last elevation |
11° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-12 |
|
Color |
Green |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
2s |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
Glowing, stopped glowing once the object had burnt up. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Tiny flecks of light fell off the original object. |
