Reports Report 1110n (Event 1110-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael E. S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Science is real. Donald Trump will leave office before December 2018. They Might Be Giants is a great band. Frank Zappa needs more celestial objects named after him. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Santa Rosa, NM |
| Latitude | 34° 56' 44.95'' N (34.94582°) |
| Longitude | 104° 40' 6.1'' W (-104.66836°) |
| Elevation | 1448.048m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-03-23 20:32 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-03-24 02:32 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 152° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 260.17° |
| First azimuth | 254.33° |
| First elevation | 49° |
| Last azimuth | 260.15° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | The train flickered. ODDLY, there was a pause or "hitch" in the falling of the meteor, which I believe was a break-up of something large into smaller pieces that flickered after the main "ball" was below the horizon. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A classic ball and trail appeared first and then, quite oddly, it seemed to pause....most likely as it broke up into one large ball, one small ball and a green trail of smaller lights that continued falling one, two or three seconds after the biggest ball was below the horizon. I estimate this landed somewhere south of (but close to) Interstate 40 between Clines Corners and Milagro. |