Reports Report 3998ab (Event 3998-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ralph E |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Eastport, MI |
| Latitude | 45° 6' 28.8'' N (45.108°) |
| Longitude | 85° 19' 2.09'' W (-85.317247°) |
| Elevation | 240.396317m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-08-24 22:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-08-25 02:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 210° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 11.67° |
| First azimuth | 84.59° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 6.88° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The meteor grew brighter as it descended from about 20 degrees from the zenith in an easterly direction until it was about 50 degrees from the zenith about 10 degrees east of north. It fragmented at the end when it was brightest, then faded rapidly. Two other people were with me, and were able to turn and follow my line of sight as I uttered a long Woooow. Duration was hard for me to judge it could have been as long as three seconds. I am a PhD physcicist, the other two are a physics and electronics teacher and a computer scientist, (my brother in law and his son). We had been using a 10 inch reflector telescope before seeing the fireball. It was by far the brightest I have ever seen. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It grew larger in size and fragments trailed out, then rapidly faded. |