Reports Report 2179h (Event 2179-2013)

Observer
Name Lange M
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks The meteor path was right to left very close to 45deg to vertical. The section sky it crossed was darn near on top of where the I saw the initial Antares ascent (Wallops 9/18)
Location
Address Wilmington, DE
Latitude 39° 48' 22.37'' N (39.806214°)
Longitude 75° 29' 49.72'' W (-75.497145°)
Elevation 97.838615m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-09-29 19:08 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-09-29 23:08 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 174.74°
First azimuth 182.89°
First elevation 33°
Last azimuth 173.31°
Last elevation 13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -6
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 10°
Remarks Fading glow, very straight. Maybe partly persistence of vision
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks at least two chunks, one falling behind on the same line before everything faded out