American Meteor Society

Reports Report 926c (Event 926-2015)

Observer
Name Graham F
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Dansville, NY
Latitude 42° 34' 31.59'' N (42.575443°)
Longitude 77° 46' 10.48'' W (-77.769577°)
Elevation 430.939636m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-04-17 21:26 EDT
UT Date & Time 2015-04-18 01:26 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 235°
Moving
Facing azimuth 270°
First azimuth 293.95°
First elevation 50°
Last azimuth 256.89°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Blue, Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Occured ~50 degrees above the horizon. It was white in color
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks After the flash the meteor turned orange and fragmented into a trail of blue "sparks". The trail was ~10 degrees long and continued until ~20 degrees above the horizon at which point the meteor had disappeared