American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4894az (Event 4894-2017)

Observer
Name Julie G
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Super cool!
Location
Address Sarasota, FL
Latitude 27° 24' 57.21'' N (27.415892°)
Longitude 82° 34' 32.69'' W (-82.575748°)
Elevation 0.224m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-12-05 18:35 EST
UT Date & Time 2017-12-05 23:35 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 72°
Moving
Facing azimuth 153.57°
First azimuth 211.29°
First elevation 27°
Last azimuth 218.51°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 20°
Remarks Glowing train right at the end before it went out. Yellowish, sparky looking. Thought it was a firework. After reading the next question I wonder if it was a terminal flash.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks What I thought was a train may have been the terminal flash. Got really super white bright and then went out.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Just before it went out there were yellowish/golden sparks in the area where the train would be.