American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1950j (Event 1950-2016)

Observer
Name Matthew C
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Best display ever seen
Location
Address Myrtle Beach, SC
Latitude 33° 47' 52.26'' N (33.79785°)
Longitude 78° 44' 30.91'' W (-78.74192°)
Elevation 4.306m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-06-03 21:30 EDT
UT Date & Time 2016-06-04 01:30 UT
Duration ≈45s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 191°
Moving
Facing azimuth 50°
First azimuth 90°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 90°
Last elevation 60°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks No sound
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks No sound
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 99.99s
Length 50°
Remarks It was the largest widest brightest trail 10 minutes later another came and broke into 2. The trail could be seen in the sky when we went to the beach 15 minutes later. The trail lasted for hours.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks This was not like a normal tail. Thus looked like fire coming from behind the meteor. The second one broke into two
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The second meteor broke into two each then had a huge trail