Reports Report 3294x (Event 3294-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Zachary L |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving on a dirt road when I saw it, had time to notice the light, realize it was a meteor, pull over, take my phone out of my pocket, unlock it, open my camera app, and start recording. I was able to capture about 1.6 seconds of it on video, essentially just the breakup portion. Unfortunately my flash came on since it was dark out, and all of the dust on my windscreen obscured most of the view, however the breakup is still visible. I also used some language which in retrospect I'm not very proud of, because I thought I hadn't captured it at all due to the flash. It wasn't until getting home I realized it's still visible. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ozark, MO |
| Latitude | 37° 4' 13.65'' N (37.070457°) |
| Longitude | 93° 11' 48.86'' W (-93.196905°) |
| Elevation | 409.076m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-08-28 21:29 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-08-29 02:29 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 263° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 330.09° |
| First azimuth | 3.73° |
| First elevation | 17° |
| Last azimuth | 318.04° |
| Last elevation | 11° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | The train started approximately after 4 seconds from initially lighting up, was a teal color, and lasted until just before the meteor turned yellow/orange and broke up. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Split into at least two, possibly three fragments in the last second or so. With my eye I believe I saw three fragments, but with the video I can only see two. However the video is incredibly bad quality. |