Out of over 15 meteors that I have ever seen, this one appeared to successfully penetrate the atmosphere the farthest. It was not a flyby like most. Its trajectory was magnificently directed toward Earths surface. Once in a lifetime.
Location
Address
Gainesville, TX
Latitude
33° 34' 53.2'' N (33.581445°)
Longitude
97° 9' 57.2'' W (-97.16589°)
Elevation
232.556m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-04-03 23:45 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-04-04 04:45 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
130°
Moving
Facing azimuth
207°
First azimuth
200°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
207°
Last elevation
37°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
-
Remarks
Length was 2x the triple fragment length
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The trail appeared as low as plane cruising altitude. Then broke up 3 times with visible fire. Altitude low enough to see fire as if an airplane were to explode.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Broke up at least 3 times with visible gaps in between. It happened below observing a star that may have been Sirius or Arcturus. The final third or forth extremely flaming fragment completely disappeared.
