Reports Report 1110ag (Event 1110-2017)

Observer
Name Parney G
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I thought it was a comet because of the long tail. And it was a blue such as i have never seen. I was in the hottub and i stood up because i thought it waa going to crash. It was so big and seemed so close and i kept listening and watching for the crash. It was tje most beautiful thing i have ever seen
Location
Address Las Cruces, NM
Latitude 32° 19' 13.08'' N (32.3203°)
Longitude 106° 50' 11.84'' W (-106.836623°)
Elevation 1187.441m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-03-23 20:30 MDT
UT Date & Time 2017-03-24 02:30 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 74°
Moving
Facing azimuth 270.96°
First azimuth 329.59°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 265.73°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -
Color Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 10°
Remarks A glowing train that turned to copper color and and broke up like a sparkler as i looked at the back of it
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Copper colored and fragmented like a sparkler