American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4285h (Event 4285-2019)

Observer
Name Jonathon C
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It was awesome!!
Location
Address Marshall, TX
Latitude 32° 32' 48.59'' N (32.546831°)
Longitude 94° 21' 51.03'' W (-94.364174°)
Elevation 121.223259m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-09-06 20:40 CDT
UT Date & Time 2019-09-07 01:40 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 118°
Moving
Facing azimuth 263.41°
First azimuth 261.64°
First elevation 42°
Last azimuth 268.46°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 10°
Remarks No smoke, bright white thick trail, very bright green and a large part broke off moving 90 degrees down. Broken part was big and green but no trail and faded as fast as it started.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Part fragmented down. Bright green. Same size. No trail. Quickly disappeared.