Reports Report 667zl (Event 667-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ingrid S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Seemed larger than anything I have seen in a meteor shower. Seemed lower. Very green. I had a very good view. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Framingham, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 18' 28.28'' N (42.307856°) |
| Longitude | 71° 26' 15.41'' W (-71.437614°) |
| Elevation | 46.939999m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-22 19:50 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-22 23:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 240° |
| First azimuth | 340° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 160° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | If the meteor can be seen as the size of a pencil eraser, the tail was another half inch long. One significant piece (maybe size of 5% of total mass), plus a few smaller bits broke off and sparked yellow, other smaller sparklers were present in the tail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | as described earlier, one larger piece fragmented off and broke up with some smaller bits. Other small bits seemed present in the trail. |