Reports Report 5311ad (Event 5311-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lynn V |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | My husband and I were sitting inside watching television, facing the outside wall which has large windows. The meteor was "suddenly there," evenly bright from start to finish. It appeared and disappeared within a second, ending with a brilliant (but small) explosion of light. (We compared notes and agreed on this.) We have a lightly forested yard in that direction, yet the meteor did not appear to be "behind" any trees. Rather it looked as if it had come down in our back yard! Magnificent! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fitchburg, WI |
| Latitude | 43° 0' 39.57'' N (43.010992°) |
| Longitude | 89° 26' 45.5'' W (-89.445971°) |
| Elevation | 293.169m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-18 23:50 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-19 05:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 176° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90.62° |
| First azimuth | 55.42° |
| First elevation | 28° |
| Last azimuth | 88.96° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | White |
| 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 | - |