Reports Report 1362f (Event 1362-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Keith R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I wasn't staring intently at the sky when I saw this, I was walking by my front door, glanced outside and this green fireball appeared miraculously where I was looking. I've seen countless meteors as I seemingly always got an eye on the sky and I'm glad I took a quick peek, it was truly one of the highlights of my life. I've seen two that were brighter over the years but not green like this. It was stunning |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wakefield, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 28' 41.02'' N (42.47806°) |
| Longitude | 71° 3' 30.28'' W (-71.05841°) |
| Elevation | 30.517m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-04-14 22:26 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-04-15 02:26 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 273.34° |
| First azimuth | 249.51° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 288.14° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 11° |
| Remarks | It looked like a laser at a Pink Floyd show, that was my thought at the time. In reality it wasn't perfectly linear and was somewhat fiery, broke into a couple pieces at the end. It was very exciting |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Admittedly I'm slightly near sighted but not by much. With my vision I saw the main body break into 2 distinct pieces that flashed an almost emerald green for 1 second. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |