American Meteor Society

Reports Report 5939a (Event 5939-2018)

Observer
Name Adam M
Experience Level 5/5
Remarks Very nice event.
Location
Address Kooralbyn, Queensland (AU)
Latitude 28° 5' 40.75'' S (-28.094654°)
Longitude 152° 50' 3.63'' E (152.834341°)
Elevation 146.691193m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-11-06 23:51 AEST
UT Date & Time 2018-11-06 13:51 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 171°
Moving
Facing azimuth 70.58°
First azimuth 325°
First elevation 70°
Last azimuth 110°
Last elevation 50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Blue, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Heard about 4m40s after the fireball a double boom noise, similar to thunder tone. The first was louder than the second, about .3 seconds apart. Loud enough to make my dog bark.
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Bright flash at end giving the max brightness of -7. Lit up the ground.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -