Reports Report 3197ai (Event 3197-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dana A |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Have seen meteor showers before, and this was BY FAR the most AMAZING, bright and beautiful thing I have ever seen before in the sky. Gave me goosebumps. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Matthews, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 6' 35.16'' N (35.109766°) |
| Longitude | 80° 41' 16.93'' W (-80.688036°) |
| Elevation | 234.787m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-09-01 05:27 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-09-01 09:27 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 250° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 321.37° |
| First azimuth | 350.77° |
| First elevation | 28° |
| Last azimuth | 340.88° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Light Green with a touch of blue on the front with a long white-lightest yellow tail. The green became more apparent on the two flares just before it faded. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.25s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | The train was very obvious just before the flare and then ending flare then disappeared in a brief trail of showering sparkles along the path it was traveling. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As it traveled, it flared very bright green (with touch of blue) then momentarily disappeared, then flashed/flared bright green/blue again, before fading out in the shower of light gold sparkles. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |