Reports Report 3469a (Event 3469-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | F E |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Props to Phil Plait for mentioning this site a couple of weeks ago. Seeing the meteor totally cheered up my day, and then I said it to myself, "I should report it" and made a reminder right there in the car. I got to this site by googling "plait" "meteor" "report" |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Boulder, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 59' 13.82'' N (39.987171°) |
| Longitude | 105° 13' 56.58'' W (-105.232382°) |
| Elevation | 1627.32m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-17 17:47 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-18 00:47 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 95° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 178° |
| First azimuth | 155° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 190° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | The fireball had a sparkling / glowing tail. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I thought I saw a bit of breaking up before it went out of my field of view (behind the parking garage across the street). |