American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2567i (Event 2567-2016)

Observer
Name May R
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Arlington, TX
Latitude 32° 43' 16.95'' N (32.721374°)
Longitude 97° 9' 54.44'' W (-97.165121°)
Elevation 166.602m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-07-25 01:15 CDT
UT Date & Time 2016-07-25 06:15 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 345°
Moving
Facing azimuth 90°
First azimuth 75.13°
First elevation 75°
Last azimuth 75.38°
Last elevation 60°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1.5s
Length 15°
Remarks Meteor broke in two and had a double trail for a short time, one trail faded out more quickly than the other. Don't know if the second one ended with a small flash or faded.
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Meteor broke into two pieces and left a wide double trail.