Reports Report 51ew (Event 51-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Martin M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I summer in upper peninsula MI, have seen many meteor showers, northern lights, shooting stars, etc. On 8/3/16 I viewed between 15 & 20 in one night. I'm 52 & have been interested since scout camp in the mid 70's. This one took me by surprise, just before sunrise, a very quiet morning, it was the brightest, the longest lasting, longest tail, and lowest ing the sky I have ever seen. I would not have reported it except my daughter showed me a clip of another meteor & that it was reported to you. I will now continue to report my sitings. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Highland Park, IL |
| Latitude | 42° 10' 28.52'' N (42.174589°) |
| Longitude | 87° 49' 47.49'' W (-87.829858°) |
| Elevation | 204.112m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-01-08 05:25 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-01-08 11:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 92° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90.41° |
| First azimuth | 100.93° |
| First elevation | 18° |
| Last azimuth | 122.59° |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It sounded like distant hissing of a jet engine, which is what entered my mind first, (I said to myself "look at that low flying plane"). |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The head was like the flash of a "arc welding point", brightest I've ever seen. It seemed to break up and leave a trail of glowing ash as the head disintegrated. It did not simply fade away. I expected to follow the trail to the ground but the fragments just burned out as it traveled away from me. |