| Observer |
|
Name |
Paul W |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
Was awesome, took my breath away...went back outside after consulting the web for meteor shower information, but did not see another |
| Location |
|
Address |
Lubbock, TX |
|
Latitude |
33° 30' 23.98'' N (33.506662°)
|
|
Longitude |
101° 55' 3.61'' W (-101.91767°)
|
|
Elevation |
989.748m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2017-04-19 04:00 CDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-04-19 09:00 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
243° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
98.68° |
|
First azimuth |
100.2° |
|
First elevation |
51° |
|
Last azimuth |
102.44° |
|
Last elevation |
33° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-26 |
|
Color |
Red |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
1s |
|
Length |
15° |
|
Remarks |
Wispy smoke trail, evaporated quickly |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
I just happened to be looking in the direction of the meter, it was a very fast flash, lit up the whole sky and ground area momentarily |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Meteor appeared to split into 3 or 4 fragments then vanished |
