Reports Report 2925en (Event 2925-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rich H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen many shooting stars meteor's etc. I have never seen or heard anything like this before. Totally amazed!! :-) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wellsboro, PA |
| Latitude | 41° 42' 59.85'' N (41.716625°) |
| Longitude | 77° 21' 2.46'' W (-77.350682°) |
| Elevation | 511.747m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-08-25 21:13 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-08-26 01:13 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 197.06° |
| First azimuth | 96.81° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 279.77° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Bright green with metallic gold tail |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Almost like if you would take a tennis racket and swing it very hard through the air. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 12° |
| Remarks | Metallic gold when i first seen it then appeared to gradually turn into a darker maybe reddish color, then the bright green light dimmed and burnt out, then the tail seemed to be more rusty reddish then burnt out shortly after the bright green did. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |