Reports Report 3839b (Event 3839-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ryan B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I saw this meteor with a neighbor and we discussed it briefly before I continued on my way. Strangely enough (I know, cue the guys with the straight jackets), to the north in the relatively same direction the meteor was heading, there were two intense (1st order star intensity) lights that were slowly descending above the tree line, such that I had to watch them for a good minute to realize they were moving, that faded similar to how satellites will fade as they cross the sky slowly rotating. However these were far more intense than even what I’ve seen when the ISS passes overhead on a clear night. Once faded, they did not reappear. Otherwise an inocuous event, I found it strange to see both the fireball and the intense lights at nearly the same exact time. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hot Springs, AR |
| Latitude | 34° 26' 42.75'' N (34.445207°) |
| Longitude | 93° 4' 54.14'' W (-93.081705°) |
| Elevation | 128.164m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-18 19:15 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-19 00:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 18° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 186.37° |
| First azimuth | 185.68° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 343.92° |
| Last elevation | 85° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange |
| 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 | 3-4 small fragments of the same color and same velocity peeled off at slight angles both left and right of the direction of nation and quickly extinguished while the main meteor continued from just above the apartment to just beyond vertical above me when the entire meteor extinguished |