American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1169u (Event 1169-2017)

Observer
Name N L
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I have observed a lot of very bright falling stars while in the bush in Zimbabwe with no light pollution for miles. Beautiful meteors visible every 5 minutes. The potential "fireball" that I'm reporting here tonight was significantly larger than anything that I've ever seen in my 41 years on earth. I hope that others report it and i to feedback about it. Thanks
Location
Address College Station, TX
Latitude 30° 31' 26.34'' N (30.523983°)
Longitude 96° 17' 26.99'' W (-96.290831°)
Elevation 91.448m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-03-29 21:28 CDT
UT Date & Time 2017-03-30 02:28 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 111°
Moving
Facing azimuth 170°
First azimuth 168°
First elevation 37°
Last azimuth 189°
Last elevation 32°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Sparks in the trail