American Meteor Society

Reports Report 977a (Event 977-2016)

Observer
Name Joseph O
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It was amazing! Kind of scary... was waiting for an explosion, lol. Just a bright green light w/ a tail that was yellowish orangeish that fell steadily downward for what seemed about 8 seconds! It was like a firework going in the opposite direction and sort of died out right near the horizon.
Location
Address Colorado Springs, CO
Latitude 38° 56' 22.34'' N (38.939539°)
Longitude 104° 40' 41.34'' W (-104.678149°)
Elevation 2105.503m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-03-09 23:20 MST
UT Date & Time 2016-03-10 06:20 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 1°
Moving
Facing azimuth 358°
First azimuth 1°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 357°
Last elevation 3°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Green, Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -