Reports Report 2891dz (Event 2891-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Also witnessed in the same location by my girlfriend, and confirmed with a close by hiker that it was a meteor. (I'm used to shooting star-like things at night, have never seen a fireball with smoke trail at sunset/dusk such as this) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Framingham, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 19' 12.42'' N (42.320117°) |
| Longitude | 71° 27' 50.3'' W (-71.463971°) |
| Elevation | 71.319611m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-01 17:40 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-01 22:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 244° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 332.3° |
| First azimuth | 349.33° |
| First elevation | 23° |
| Last azimuth | 319.02° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Green, Yellow, Light Yellow, I'm colorblind. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | glow followed by smoke |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |