American Meteor Society

Reports Report 648a (Event 648-2018)

Observer
Name Amanda V
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Beautiful. Never seen anything like it.
Location
Address Palm Coast, FL
Latitude 29° 32' 12.94'' N (29.536927°)
Longitude 81° 13' 20.41'' W (-81.222337°)
Elevation 7.411m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-02-16 23:45 EST
UT Date & Time 2018-02-17 04:45 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 92°
Moving
Facing azimuth 253.21°
First azimuth 268.03°
First elevation 37°
Last azimuth 297.67°
Last elevation 29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 10s
Length -
Remarks Glowing
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Sudden white light. Turned yellow then dark orange. Burned brighter as moved. Then turned darker. Could see black in center then separated in about 3 pcs then decentegrated
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks After peak of brightness, the center turned black and began to fragment. Seemed 2-3 seconds before breaking up.