Reports Report 2501c (Event 2501-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tim H |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I ran inside and told my wife what I had seen. It seemed so low, and with the debris shedding from it, I wondered if it was someone's bottle rocket. Never seen so much detail and debris coming off the head before. I have photographed many showers. I went online and searched for "fireball, meteor, Boise" to see if anyone else saw this and found the AMS site. I was not the only one! In fact someone about 2 miles from me saw it too. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Boise, ID |
| Latitude | 43° 35' 58.73'' N (43.599647°) |
| Longitude | 116° 19' 42.8'' W (-116.328556°) |
| Elevation | 820.957275m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-10-16 22:45 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-10-17 04:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 71° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 73° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Green, Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | __ |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | As the fireball moved left to right, debris was shedding off the meteor into the trail. I could see the ball very clearly. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was shedding debris, I could see the head, then it went out. |