American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1528a (Event 1528-2017)

Observer
Name Jesse B
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Tofte, MN
Latitude 47° 51' 48.38'' N (47.86344°)
Longitude 90° 53' 15.84'' W (-90.887734°)
Elevation 546.51m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-04-28 22:10 CDT
UT Date & Time 2017-04-29 03:10 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 232°
Moving
Facing azimuth 326.41°
First azimuth 15.44°
First elevation 59°
Last azimuth 300.13°
Last elevation 15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -6
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 99.99s
Length 70°
Remarks A very clear straight trail that persisted for several minutes, maybe more than 5. It was acrosss the whole visable sky and didn't blow away. It was a very still clear night at ground level.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks A lot of small fragmentation as it traveled across the sky.