Reports Report 3469ae (Event 3469-2015)

Observer
Name Ellen S
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks it was so cool!
Location
Address Los Alamos, NM
Latitude 35° 53' 27.29'' N (35.890913°)
Longitude 106° 19' 42.5'' W (-106.328472°)
Elevation 2258.212m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-11-17 17:45 MST
UT Date & Time 2015-11-18 00:45 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From left to right
Descent Angle 90°
Moving
Facing azimuth 74.66°
First azimuth 74.08°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 279.1°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 15s
Length 70°
Remarks bright, glowing train
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks it began to fragment at the very end of the trail, and then the fragments continued on for maybe 1 sec more