Reports Report 1680d (Event 1680-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ira A |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've stayed out late for a few meteor showers over the years, typically in very dark parts of the country, and I have never seen anything even a little like this before. I was initially faced north and the edge-of-forest trail I was walking on was so dark I couldn't see my feet below me. When the fireball hove over the southwestern horizon, I thought it was car headlights lighting up the trail from behind me; it lit the whole meadow I was walking alongside. I turned around, and there was no car, but instead this amazing, huge, bright fireball. Extraordinary! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Flagstaff, AZ |
| Latitude | 35° 5' 18.43'' N (35.088453°) |
| Longitude | 111° 41' 47.77'' W (-111.696603°) |
| Elevation | 2042.624m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-05-08 23:25 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-05-09 06:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 230° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 280.4° |
| First azimuth | 284.48° |
| First elevation | 49° |
| Last azimuth | 270.65° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Light Green, Green (between the two as listed here) |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 3° |
| Remarks | Very short glowing tail; remained for maybe a second after passage. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |