Reports Report 4011aq (Event 4011-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tige B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I didn't see the initial entry of the meteoroid as I was in a vehicle and lost visual due to a housing complex in front of me. I had a second person in the vehicle with me who also witnessed the event. I had to update the time as I had initially submitted ~8:20 EST when the event took place ~10:20 EST (correction amended). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , FL |
| Latitude | 28° 31' 58.8'' N (28.532999°) |
| Longitude | 81° 12' 37.93'' W (-81.210535°) |
| Elevation | 27.39m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-10-06 22:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-10-07 02:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 196° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 359.18° |
| First azimuth | 9.08° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 5.37° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Orange, the object had a smoke trail as it was close enough in distance from my location. Alternatively, I want to say it had a small amount of blue near the mass while the tail had sparks of orange extended outward as it fell north of Orlando, FL. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The object had a bright orange tail and a slight blue color near the core. The tail had bright fragments leaving the main meteoroid in addition to a smoke trail. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fragments were much smaller than the core as they were burning off in orange sparks behind the meteoroid. |