Reports Report 3862a (Event 3862-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Couture C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | From my home in the densely-populated DC suburbs, where only the brightest objects typically appear in the night sky, I was looking to the west on the evening of November 22nd and spotted a very clear meteor streak down towards the western horizon. It ended in an unmistakable flash of blue light, and it looked like there were also green colors in the flash. It wasn't tremendously spectacular, but it was great to see from home. I'd seen a couple of fireballs before this...though always from a desert location and during notable meteor showers. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Falls Church, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 52' 20.27'' N (38.872296°) |
| Longitude | 77° 12' 19.51'' W (-77.20542°) |
| Elevation | 107.104m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-22 20:45 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-23 01:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 168° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 265.97° |
| First azimuth | 264.46° |
| First elevation | 38° |
| Last azimuth | 267.65° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The meteor ended in a flash of blue light that also flashed colors of green as I remember it. It happened very quickly, but I was fortunate to be staring at the exact spot when it started... |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |