Reports Report 454r (Event 454-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Matthew G |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was sitting in my second-floor room on the north side of my house watching TV my view out the window was pretty straight NW. I saw a bright light out the window and saw a bright yellow meteor with a long glowing green tail traveling across the sky, at what appeared to be a downward angle. It was alarming and appeared to get very low before disappearing. It lasted about 3-5 seconds. It was beautiful and I had never seen anything like it! It was very large in size. I live out in the country and there are not many lights, some lights on houses in the distance, and this was much larger in size/magnitude than say a large halogen exterior light. Anyway, it was just very cool. Trying to give as much information as I can! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ligonier, IN |
| Latitude | 41° 27' 23.48'' N (41.456521°) |
| Longitude | 85° 36' 51.85'' W (-85.614403°) |
| Elevation | 277.293m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-02-06 02:28 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-02-06 07:28 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 104° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 332.08° |
| First azimuth | 307.31° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 329.75° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |