Reports Report 154al (Event 154-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael K |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I really hope someone else reports this to confirm that I'm not losing my mind. I've seen meteors a handful of times, and this was substantially larger and brighter. Every meteor I've seen before has appeared to be white, and this was green. If it were around 4th of July I would have assumed it to be a small piece of a distant firework, except for the angle. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Milford, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 13' 20.83'' N (41.222452°) |
| Longitude | 73° 4' 48.82'' W (-73.080229°) |
| Elevation | 21.030321m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-01-09 17:35 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-01-09 22:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 223° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 136.41° |
| First azimuth | 183.79° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 90.12° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Dark Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It is difficult to describe, but the object I saw was large, maybe a little smaller than a BB held at arm's length - definitely larger than stars. It appeared to trail material, and when it disappeared, it seemed as though it vanished from the front while it was moving forward. Almost like it fell in on itself. I was in my car looking up at a streetlight, and it flashed pretty much directly over me, so I only caught the end of it. |