There were other meteors that night but this was the brightest and most colorful one I've ever seen. It startled everyone in our party.
Location
Address
Hot Springs, SD
Latitude
43° 32' 11.84'' N (43.536623°)
Longitude
103° 29' 48.93'' W (-103.496925°)
Elevation
1287.772217m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-08-31 22:30 MDT
UT Date & Time
2019-09-01 04:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
191°
Moving
Facing azimuth
3.08°
First azimuth
354.79°
First elevation
43°
Last azimuth
358.21°
Last elevation
38°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
yes, it appeared to split into a number of pieces that continued in the same direction briefly before fading out. did not spread out terribly far but was larger at the terminal end than the start or middle of the streak. didn't notice a specific flash to this one at the point of splitting. was bright yellow/orange however at that point.
