American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3737acu (Event 3737-2016)

Observer
Name Bill B
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I am a retired science teacher and have seen and studied meteor showers and shooting stars.Was in the car on our way home form a soccer game and thought at first it was a shooting star but it was too bright and had different colors. So I knew it was something else. I have never seen anything like it before.
Location
Address Morgantown, WV
Latitude 39° 31' 59.62'' N (39.533229°)
Longitude 79° 58' 55.7'' W (-79.98214°)
Elevation 339.386m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-10-04 22:30 EDT
UT Date & Time 2016-10-05 02:30 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 48°
Moving
Facing azimuth 72.75°
First azimuth 19.21°
First elevation 57°
Last azimuth 26.81°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -21
Color Green, Yellow, White
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 -