| Observer |
|
Name |
Don A |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
(Not important, but...) -- delighted and amazed to see such a persistent meteor; didn't expect it to last more than a couple seconds. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Township of Taylorsville, NC |
|
Latitude |
35° 50' 23.16'' N (35.839768°)
|
|
Longitude |
81° 9' 57.93'' W (-81.166091°)
|
|
Elevation |
315.522m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2017-04-12 20:42 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-04-13 00:42 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈20s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From right to left |
|
Descent Angle |
270° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
225.85° |
|
First azimuth |
233.93° |
|
First elevation |
24° |
|
Last azimuth |
185° |
|
Last elevation |
24° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-6 |
|
Color |
Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
10s |
|
Length |
30° |
|
Remarks |
Dim (if present at all; hard to remember well), but seemed like a firework (star) trail for several seconds. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
