American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2308p (Event 2308-2018)

Observer
Name Tyler M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks First real meteor I’ve ever seen
Location
Address Apollo, PA
Latitude 40° 34' 21.8'' N (40.572721°)
Longitude 79° 38' 31.92'' W (-79.642201°)
Elevation 351.156m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-07-09 00:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2018-07-09 04:15 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 267°
Moving
Facing azimuth 90°
First azimuth 127.42°
First elevation 51°
Last azimuth 74.2°
Last elevation 49°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -4
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 12°
Remarks There was an Orange streak behind it for about 5 seconds.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks After the main bright one that streaked all the way across the sky there were about 3 smaller ones (like regular shooting stars) in the general area the main one was in. They were only around for about 30 seconds after the big one.