Reports Report 1916e (Event 1916-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Riley J |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | I was out viewing the Perseids with my mother. I was facing the fireball when it started and she was facing directly away and still noticed it - it cast a definitive shadow. Also noteworthy is that there was an additional bright meteor roughly four minutes before this, around magnitude -5. It was much quicker, a 5/5 speed, whereas I would rate this one a 1-2/5. They were the only two meteors of the night to share this definitive blood-red color. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Armada, MI |
| Latitude | 42° 49' 46.32'' N (42.829534°) |
| Longitude | 82° 54' 36.13'' W (-82.910036°) |
| Elevation | 227.935974m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-08-12 22:59 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-08-13 02:59 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 92° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 100.21° |
| First azimuth | 95.6° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 119.38° |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | Faint glowing smoke train - seen to disperse relatively rapidly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |