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Observer
Name
roy r
Experience Level
3/5
Remarks
the meteor did not glow until it was very low on the horizon I was facing towards downtown Houston during occurance and it had a very short tail on it to me it looked to be approximately 5 miles N.N.E of downtown Houston but very bright and very short lived.
Location
Address
Houston, TX
Latitude
29° 49' 24.37'' N (29.823437°)
Longitude
95° 27' 58.63'' W (-95.466286°)
Elevation
21.902321m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-05-16 21:25 CDT
UT Date & Time
2019-05-17 02:25 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
168°
Moving
Facing azimuth
95°
First azimuth
95°
First elevation
22°
Last azimuth
95°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
No
Remarks
-