I did not see the meteor directly but saw the flash of light while I was out taking pictures of the milky way. I immediately turned around and saw the trail before it disappeared. AZ/ALT in this report are derived from the attached picture (I was lucky enough that the meteor was in the fov). From rough astrometry, start of meteor on picture is AZ: 275 01 ALT: +59 41 ; end: AZ: 265 43 ALT: 45 08.
Photo
Location
Address
Starkville, MS
Latitude
33° 20' 51.34'' N (33.347594°)
Longitude
88° 43' 59.21'' W (-88.733115°)
Elevation
94.92m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-08-31 21:20 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-09-01 02:20 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
265°
Moving
Facing azimuth
310°
First azimuth
275°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
266°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
15°
Remarks
Yellow smoke trail quickly distorted (snake-shape) and disappeared within 1 or 2 seconds.
