Reports Report 168bh (Event 168-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sarah L |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | While I have no astronomy experience, I'm a meteorologist and am certain this was not thunder or any type of meteorological event. The low clouds (broken stratocumulus?) also made the brightness of this meteor seem even more widespread and like daytime. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Latitude | 42° 17' 6.07'' N (42.28502°) |
| Longitude | 83° 47' 35.47'' W (-83.793186°) |
| Elevation | 283.689331m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-01-16 20:10 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-01-17 01:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 268° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 151.54° |
| First azimuth | 190.57° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 143.53° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | The tail was a light yellow or white, as was the ball, but around the ball there were sparkles that were blue, purple, possibly green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Maybe 5-10 seconds after the ball, there was a long rumble like thunder that lasted 5 ish seconds |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |