Reports Report 6037a (Event 6037-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jeff L |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | there is a communication tower close to my home ,would recommend putting cameras in this area ,seen lots of meteors over the years also seen huge object bounce off of the atmosphere 90 Degree angle. also not to sure of dates' wrote it down but forgot to date it these dates are estimates. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | New Iberia, LA |
| Latitude | 29° 59' 30.5'' N (29.991806°) |
| Longitude | 91° 49' 45.52'' W (-91.829312°) |
| Elevation | 4.625139m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-03-15 06:06 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-03-15 11:06 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 99° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 129.45° |
| First azimuth | 51.68° |
| First elevation | 28° |
| Last azimuth | 218.48° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | It was before sundown and had a Smokey trail, grey in color. seen at least three smoke trail meteors in this area over the years and lots of small burnouts. good area here wish i had a good camera |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | just like bottle rocket fireworks |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | seen three meteors with smoke trails, wo of them broke apart with flash and one went behin trees before i could see break up |