Reports Report 6068a (Event 6068-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ryan M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen hundreds and hundreds of meteors, because I often visit areas with low light pollution, and I enjoy stargazing for hours on end. I have seen many bright green meteors with persistent trails. Never before have I seen an event as impressive as this. I'm writing this over 12 hours later and I'm still in awe. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lowell, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 39' 5.48'' N (42.651521°) |
| Longitude | 71° 19' 25.65'' W (-71.323793°) |
| Elevation | 22.764366m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-10-11 23:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-10-12 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 107° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 20.82° |
| First azimuth | 3.39° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 27.77° |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | green glow trail , seemed to be brightest towards the terminal point |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | before the flash, it was a bright green line, moving to the right. when it exploded, I saw bright green, white, and a small amount of orange/yellow/red. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it looked like it slowed down right before the explosion, and as it flashed it looked as if it had shot off a piece of itself, and had a curved change in trajectory, before it became too dim to see. |