American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2545a (Event 2545-2016)

Observer
Name John D
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Garnet Valley, PA
Latitude 39° 53' 43.26'' N (39.895351°)
Longitude 75° 29' 39.49'' W (-75.494302°)
Elevation 118.056m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-07-23 23:28 EDT
UT Date & Time 2016-07-24 03:28 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 102°
Moving
Facing azimuth 61.75°
First azimuth 22.91°
First elevation 55°
Last azimuth 58.12°
Last elevation 33°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color Orange, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 8°
Remarks Started as a very bright meteorite then almost seemed to slow down then broke apart into 5 smaller very bright white with them orange and red colors!!!
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Started as a very bright white meteorite brightest I have seen appeared to slow down and then broke into 5 very bright pieces that slowed and turned red and orange
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -