American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2808a (Event 2808-2017)

Observer
Name Taysha T
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Denham Springs, LA
Latitude 30° 27' 23.69'' N (30.45658°)
Longitude 90° 54' 8.63'' W (-90.902397°)
Elevation 10.536m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-08-18 03:15 CDT
UT Date & Time 2017-08-18 08:15 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 100°
Moving
Facing azimuth 275°
First azimuth 294.49°
First elevation 50°
Last azimuth 113.44°
Last elevation 70°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks A Low Boom, it was not loud, like it was a great distance away. It was a distinctive boom though just a few seconds after it burned up. Maybe 3-4 seconds after it burned out.
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The fireball split apart, into two distinct sections traveling in the same direction about 1 second before it disappeared.