American Meteor Society

Reports Report 358b (Event 358-2011)

Observer
Name Ray T
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address 30 miles southeast Custer, SD
Latitude 43° 37' 46.05'' N (43.629459°)
Longitude 103° 22' 14.61'' W (-103.370726°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-03-31 05:16 MDT
UT Date & Time 2011-03-31 11:16 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 270.58324°
First azimuth 268.45853°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 236.10762°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color yellowish white
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 99.99s
Length 35°
Remarks It was exactly 15 minutes before sunrise with blue sky and left a trail of smoke that dispersed in the wind. I have some good photographs of the smoke trail taken approximately 15 seconds after the meteor burned out with a flash. Even in the daylight the flash was VERY bright.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Very bright yellow-white trail with several large sparks and a noticeable flash a short distance above a nearby ridge.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -