American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2536l (Event 2536-2016)

Observer
Name Murphy G
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Awesome way to start the day!
Location
Address Tequesta, FL
Latitude 26° 59' 1.63'' N (26.983786°)
Longitude 80° 7' 49.53'' W (-80.130424°)
Elevation 2.278m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-07-24 06:00 EDT
UT Date & Time 2016-07-24 10:00 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 96°
Moving
Facing azimuth 0.68°
First azimuth 342.55°
First elevation 36°
Last azimuth 11.82°
Last elevation 24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color White for 1 second then red for a few seconds then broke apart and bright green center chunk for a second or two.
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks After changing color from white to red it broke apart asymmetrically with the largest chunks center and above. The center piece then turned green for a few seconds with the other parts going dark.