Reports Report 5110b (Event 5110-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | I |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Just moments before I saw the meteor, I noticed a faint star moving, it was close to some brighter stars. I thought this faint star was a satellite at first. In the begining it was heading straight down towards the horizon and then it seemed to take a right turn and move parallel to horizon. I thought this right turn was very strange. A second after I had this thought. The meteor lit up close to where this faint star / satellite had been moving. The meteor moved in the same original direction that this star / satellite was headed before it took the right turn.. It looked like something from the Star Wars movies... |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , County Tipperary (IE) |
| Latitude | 52° 43' 3.36'' N (52.717601°) |
| Longitude | 8° 23' 52.26'' W (-8.397851°) |
| Elevation | 73.57m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-15 19:50 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-15 19:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 179° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 289.32° |
| First azimuth | 314.27° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 285.48° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |