A spectacular meteor. Just wish it was a tick higher. Would have seen more detail.
Location
Address
New Ringgold, PA
Latitude
40° 41' 58.44'' N (40.699566°)
Longitude
75° 56' 32.55'' W (-75.942376°)
Elevation
258.85495m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-05-04 03:10 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-05-04 07:10 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
96.28°
First azimuth
89.84°
First elevation
18°
Last azimuth
107.57°
Last elevation
14°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
20°
Remarks
It wasn't really an ionization trail. More of a debris trail as it was breaking up.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Yellow-orange in color. Definite break-up was occurring. As it was happening in the tree line I wasn't able to see a lot of detail. Just that it was definitely breaking up.
