This is the third meteor I've seen in 2 years. And the first in which i was not driving.
Location
Address
Carlsbad, NM
Latitude
32° 23' 48.75'' N (32.396875°)
Longitude
104° 11' 48.48'' W (-104.196799°)
Elevation
949.305969m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-06-19 22:05 MDT
UT Date & Time
2013-06-20 04:05 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
217.92°
First azimuth
218.49°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
240.58°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
25°
Remarks
It was the color red no smoke. the tail end was in a cloud.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The flash was slow at first, I thought it was the moon coming out of a cloud. The brightness is what caused me to look up in the. As it got brighter I could tell the outline of the cloud it was behind. Only when it left the cloud that I knew what it was.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
about 40 to 60 red fragment's with the point being the largest and last to fade away.
