Reports Report 3210dy (Event 3210-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Josh W |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | This is the third brightest and most interesting meteor I have seen and I have spent thousands of doing astronomy observations under the night sky. Two people in our party of four reported potentially hearing a sonic boom a little over four minutes after the event, but I think they may have heard something else, as I was still listening at that point and while I did hear something, it did not sound like the sonic boom that I have heard before. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Elverson, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 12' 27'' N (40.2075°) |
| Longitude | 75° 46' 19.88'' W (-75.77219°) |
| Elevation | 167.356m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-09-17 00:58 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-09-17 04:58 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 166° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 184.64° |
| First azimuth | 181.56° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 197.01° |
| Last elevation | 9° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Long "sparklers" off to both sides of the main object. These began about a second after the meteor first appeared. |