American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4285l (Event 4285-2019)

Observer
Name Staci M
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Montgomery, TX
Latitude 30° 23' 6.76'' N (30.38521°)
Longitude 95° 39' 10.66'' W (-95.65296°)
Elevation 74.474655m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-09-06 20:45 CDT
UT Date & Time 2019-09-07 01:45 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 250°
Moving
Facing azimuth 27.35°
First azimuth 56.67°
First elevation 31°
Last azimuth 2.75°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Light Blue, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 3°
Remarks It was dark so we couldn’t see smoke but there was a small bright trail behind it
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It exploded into pieces at the very end
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It got larger and brighter really quickly at the end and then split into two and disappeared , my daughter and I thought it was a fire work at first but it definitely was not a firework. It looked like a really close “falling star”