Reports Report 4133c (Event 4133-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mark J |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Already looking at that part of sky when meteor appeared, so I saw the whole event. Started perhaps 10 degrees west of Vega, ended between Cassiopeia and Perseus. Passed within a few degrees of Polaris. The amazing part was the relative slowness and width, while only being about as bright as Venus |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Indianapolis, IN |
| Latitude | 39° 45' 48.87'' N (39.763574°) |
| Longitude | 85° 58' 33.61'' W (-85.976002°) |
| Elevation | 254.942m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-10-24 20:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-10-25 00:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 315° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 45° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -4 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | Wide and grainy, glowing with mostly orange and yellow streaks. train visible almost the entire duration, except the very beginning. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fragmented at about 4 seconds into the event. then quickly reappeared, suddenly faded at about 5-6 seconds. |