Reports Report 2680b (Event 2680-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Valli S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Seemed very big for a meteor (or very close), the meteor itself would've been visible if I could see over the house in front of me because it was very close to the horizon |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | New Orleans, LA |
| Latitude | 29° 58' 21.82'' N (29.972729°) |
| Longitude | 90° 2' 10.07'' W (-90.036131°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-07-30 03:35 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-07-30 08:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 234° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 99.16° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 14° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Dark Purple, Purple, Dark Blue, Blue, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very subtle swish |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | Was the purple/blue part, took a second or two to disappear after the object that made the trail was gone. It was not smoky, so I guess it was a glowing train. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |