Reports Report 3262wg (Event 3262-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Quyen T |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was the slowest moving (and biggest) meteor/fireball I have seen. The smoke trail was very bright and thick but did not linger in the sky. I could see it from mid sky to [almost] the horizon - behind buildings. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | St. Louis, MO |
| Latitude | 38° 32' 26.34'' N (38.54065°) |
| Longitude | 90° 22' 6.42'' W (-90.368451°) |
| Elevation | 169.607m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-08-27 20:45 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-08-28 01:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 97° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 282.27° |
| First azimuth | 257.6° |
| First elevation | 42° |
| Last azimuth | 310.07° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | It was a thick, white smoke trail. It was hard to tell if it was glowing or just bright white smoke. It was relatively long, but only followed the fireball - i.e. it did not persist in the sky behind the length of 20 degrees. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |