Reports Report 1845d (Event 1845-2014)

Observer
Name Ron M
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Big Sky, MT
Latitude 45° 13' 58.01'' N (45.232781°)
Longitude 111° 22' 25.2'' W (-111.373668°)
Elevation 2220.497559m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-08-15 22:02 MDT
UT Date & Time 2014-08-16 04:02 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 71.78°
First azimuth 77.65°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 63°
Last elevation 39°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color blue green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 15°
Remarks bright light tail behind
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It just dissapated, I saw it flash with the tail then it just seemed to sputter out with some light "sparking."
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks When the tail died out it just seemed to sputter to a stop with some spark like affect