We were facing directly up towards the mountain side, so our initial report of the level of sky the meteor was seen would have been inaccurate. It started high and the large dark mass at the tip was still present when it disappeared from our view below the mountain horizon.
Location
Address
Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Rhone-Alpes (FR)
Latitude
45° 22' 37.13'' N (45.37698°)
Longitude
6° 30' 23.81'' E (6.506615°)
Elevation
1457.102417m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-02-17 18:30 CET
UT Date & Time
2016-02-17 17:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
130°
Moving
Facing azimuth
81.75°
First azimuth
75°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
102.31°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
45s
Length
30°
Remarks
White smoke trail, rather like that left by an aircraft, but pointing left to right downwards towards earth. It gradually faded.
