Reports Report 3587ai (Event 3587-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Christopher M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was a very horizontal traverse, just above eye level. I had just summited a small, mostly bare hill when it caught my eye. Not sure how long it had been going before I noticed it. Time I gave and start position are based on my viewing only. Could have missed the beginning. It went behind a tree and didn't emerge, though its track left the impression it would have emerged. Initially appeared like a very bright, very fast moving airplane or jet. Before the tail appeared, I was struggling to understand it as what kind of airplane could be moving this fast. For a meteor, in may experience anyway, it moved really slowly. This is why I thought it was a plane, at first. All meteors I have ever seen were much smaller, and lightning fast. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Boulder, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 58' 27.66'' N (39.974351°) |
| Longitude | 105° 16' 23.86'' W (-105.273295°) |
| Elevation | 1819.944m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-22 17:35 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-23 00:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 111.24° |
| First azimuth | 86.64° |
| First elevation | 11° |
| Last azimuth | 121.81° |
| Last elevation | 11° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | lava-lamp-looking tail appeared halfway through its traverse. At start I just thought is was an exceptionally bright jet airplane, then the tail appeared. |