Reports Report 654at (Event 654-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tyler A |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have bever seen anything like this before. In all honesty i was scared at first, thinking that since it grew so large maybe it would hit the earth, i waited a few seconds expecting a rumble from impact. Thankfully that never happened. It appeared quickly as a regular shooting star and grew into a surprisingly large green ball of "fire" before deteriorating. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lansdale, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 15' 45.18'' N (40.26255°) |
| Longitude | 75° 15' 16.31'' W (-75.25453°) |
| Elevation | 93.339m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-02-17 23:50 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-02-18 04:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 96° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 311.78° |
| First azimuth | 290.45° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 347.84° |
| Last elevation | 67° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Green/light green on the outside |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | It appeared as a smoke trail. try to think of the northern lights but fuzzier, following behind the fireball. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |