Reports Report 4543a (Event 4543-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dallas N |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | My time listed may not be completely accurate, we were at a Halloween function from 6-7:30, and saw it during this time. Spouse also saw it. It was large, compared to similar meteors I’ve seen during the yearly meteor showers. It grew larger and had a trail, then broke up... Hope this helps. It was very striking, because it was large and quite bright, |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hartselle, AL |
| Latitude | 34° 26' 47.6'' N (34.446556°) |
| Longitude | 86° 56' 15.8'' W (-86.937722°) |
| Elevation | 208.561m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-10-31 19:00 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-11-01 00:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 308.16° |
| First azimuth | 280.74° |
| First elevation | 34° |
| Last azimuth | 336.04° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Light Yellow and turning white, it broke up |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | A large bright light, thought it was a jet with a trail at first, then it seemed to grow in circumference, then broke up into several pieces and winked out as it was falling, it appeared to travel from south west to north/due north, until it broke apart and fizzled out, |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was bright and seemed compact at first, (thought it was a plane), then seemed to grow larger with a “fuzzy” sort of aura around it, grew brighter, and broke up, then winked out. |