American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1005d (Event 1005-2014)

Observer
Name Stuart E
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks It was great seeing that.
Location
Address Tampa, FL
Latitude 27° 58' 16.85'' N (27.971347°)
Longitude 82° 34' 5.21'' W (-82.568114°)
Elevation 2.023143m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-04-26 21:00 EDT
UT Date & Time 2014-04-27 01:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 356.34°
First azimuth 40.27°
First elevation 49°
Last azimuth 318.37°
Last elevation 41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Dark Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 3°
Remarks Not a big trail but a good one. I have seen many meteorites in my life and this was up there with one of the best. I believe it was a pretty big rock from the Leonid shower a little late.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It started to burn out as it was far away but then had one last bright burst of light as it burned up.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -