American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3787au (Event 3787-2015)

Observer
Name carrie h
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It was so cool! It drew my attention to it and I had to lean forward over my steering wheel and shake my head a little bit to make sure my vision was not tricking me.It just glided along it was the most dimensional shooting star I have seen and it wasn't white like a shooting star, it was sphere shaped orange and blue type of tail amazing. Beautiful
Location
Address Kent, WA
Latitude 47° 20' 53.92'' N (47.348312°)
Longitude 122° 8' 16.43'' W (-122.137896°)
Elevation 112.381m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-12-04 19:30 PST
UT Date & Time 2015-12-05 03:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 263°
Moving
Facing azimuth 51.05°
First azimuth 73.09°
First elevation 22°
Last azimuth 29.74°
Last elevation 23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Blue, Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -