Reports Report 3128b (Event 3128-2016)

Observer
Name James M
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks Brightest meteor I've seen all year!
Location
Address Knox, PA
Latitude 41° 13' 21.8'' N (41.222721°)
Longitude 79° 35' 31.63'' W (-79.59212°)
Elevation 448.589m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-08-27 01:21 EDT
UT Date & Time 2016-08-27 05:21 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 183°
Moving
Facing azimuth 170.29°
First azimuth 162.69°
First elevation 24°
Last azimuth 160.32°
Last elevation 10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 10°
Remarks Trail glowed a light blue before fading shortly after. This meteor lasted long enough that I was able to point it out to a friend, with time for him to look and see it.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Meteor split with part going left and right of the original path, followed by orange glowing sparks that faded away.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks This meteor was a bolide, and exploded into at least two main pieces that fragmented from the original mass. Began as a white hot meteor growing in intensity before fragmentation - after which two bright white masses cooled to a faint orange before disappearing.