American Meteor Society

Reports Report 266dq (Event 266-2016)

Observer
Name Jesikah B
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Jacksonville, FL
Latitude 30° 18' 22.32'' N (30.306199°)
Longitude 81° 37' 0.18'' W (-81.616716°)
Elevation 6.989m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-01-24 10:30 EST
UT Date & Time 2016-01-24 15:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 259°
Moving
Facing azimuth 309.85°
First azimuth 306.11°
First elevation 51°
Last azimuth 291.22°
Last elevation 51°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -19
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked like a shooting star but bigger and in broad daylight. It had debree coming off of it which was burning up and exploding. Almost looked like a firework at times
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The object had parts break off of it and those parts burned up or exploded