Reports Report 1818b (Event 1818-2018)

Observer
Name Jim D
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks While gazing at Jupiter a shooting star started just below and to the left, it traveled down and to the south, looked like it broke up some but continued as an orange ball until almost over horizon.
Location
Address Springfield, OR
Latitude 44° 3' 37.7'' N (44.060472°)
Longitude 123° 0' 31.22'' W (-123.008671°)
Elevation 139.366m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-05-20 22:20 PDT
UT Date & Time 2018-05-21 05:20 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 111°
Moving
Facing azimuth 125.25°
First azimuth 110.23°
First elevation 14°
Last azimuth 140.03°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -5
Color Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 10s
Length
Remarks glowing pie wedge shape
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks seemed to break into a bright coma that left a trail but continued as an orange dot almost to horizon