American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2680g (Event 2680-2018)

Observer
Name Dustin B
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks The streak came and went in a mere second. I had just pulled into my driveway when a bright streak of light flew across a small section of the sky. I live in south Louisiana and the streak of light was in the eastern sky traveling from west to east. The light trail was about the length of a standard toothpick at arms reach, but incredibly bright....unmistakable....beautiful.
Location
Address Denham Springs, LA
Latitude 30° 26' 35.1'' N (30.443084°)
Longitude 90° 55' 9.89'' W (-90.919415°)
Elevation 11.186m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-07-30 03:30 CDT
UT Date & Time 2018-07-30 08:30 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 227°
Moving
Facing azimuth 82.69°
First azimuth 90°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 81.7°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -15
Color Pink, Light Blue, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -