Reports Report 841e (Event 841-2010)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | shirley |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was absolsutely beautiful and looked like a Christmas start that\'s red and green. I\'ve NEVER seen a meteor in my neighborhood up so close, so large, and that is colored!!! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | selah, WA |
| Latitude | 46° 39' 14.45'' N (46.654015°) |
| Longitude | 120° 31' 48.24'' W (-120.530067°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2010-12-08 18:10 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2010-12-09 02:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 315° |
| First azimuth | 166° |
| First elevation | 34° |
| Last azimuth | 173° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | green with a reddish oran |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | the meteor was huge and very close-it looked like it feel in the nearby neighborhood. the train was bright reddish-orange and stayed for awhile. I don\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t understand the degreee of the train thing, but it was very long compared to the star, which was glowing brightly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | i don\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t know what fragmentation is. it looked like it burnt out or went down so far i couldn\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t see it anymore (down the hilll behind houses) |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |