American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1852l (Event 1852-2013)

Observer
Name Deb E
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks This was a very large event.
Location
Address Eugene, OR
Latitude 44° 5' 36.5'' N (44.093471°)
Longitude 123° 8' 46.44'' W (-123.146232°)
Elevation 119.15316m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-08-31 20:38 PDT
UT Date & Time 2013-09-01 03:38 UT
Duration ≈45s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth 170°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 185°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 30s
Length 16°
Remarks I saw a green comet in the Southern sky. At first I thought it was a jet as they approach the airport from that direction. It kept getting lower but was going sideways to my right. It made me wonder if I was seeing a jet crash. Then it broke into about 5 pieces, which burned bright green. It had a very long tail or train after it with some yellow colors too. Super cool to watch. Took about half a minute in total.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks I stopped my truck mid street to watch it! Yes, it was bright when it began then got brighter, more of a aurora borealis green glow with orange center.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The head broke up into about 5-large chunks. Reminded me of the shuttle explosion & its breaking up on re-entry.