Reports Report 1573c (Event 1573-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ken M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen plenty of shooting stars, this was a bright green source of light, quite low to the horizon (I live at 8,700 feet and have a view of the eastern Colorado plains). If I could estimate, it was possibly over the Colorado/Kansas border or even further east - it was moving! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Evergreen, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 42' 59.78'' N (39.716605°) |
| Longitude | 105° 25' 27.51'' W (-105.424308°) |
| Elevation | 2648.131836m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-07-19 22:15 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-07-20 04:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 259° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 93.75° |
| First azimuth | 92.35° |
| First elevation | 18° |
| Last azimuth | 87.12° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | One bright, green source (thought it was an airplane nav light a short distance away), sustained motion to the north for 2-3 seconds, then began to fragment (smaller green fragments separating from the main), then the main source and fragments faded out, all after about 5-6 seconds total flight. |