Reports Report 585ak (Event 585-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Norm F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I'm fortunate that I've seen 3 special meteors now. This was impressive with the fragmenting! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Palisade, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 7' 4.26'' N (39.117851°) |
| Longitude | 108° 20' 29.32'' W (-108.341478°) |
| Elevation | 1459.909m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-02-15 06:38 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-02-15 13:38 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 32° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 278.68° |
| First azimuth | 281.48° |
| First elevation | 41° |
| Last azimuth | 276.74° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Entered my vision left to right. I was west bound on I 70. There was at least 3 fireballs. Separate tails. The glow of each fireball was very bright, overlapping each other. They were west bound give or take, maybe somewhat north. |