| Observer |
|
Name |
Karen M |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
This was the largest fireball/meteor that I have ever witnessed and I have seen quite a few, especially when I had a condo on Molokai, Hawaii |
| Location |
|
Address |
Carencro, LA |
|
Latitude |
30° 18' 51.97'' N (30.314435°)
|
|
Longitude |
92° 1' 54.7'' W (-92.03186°)
|
|
Elevation |
14.871m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2018-09-04 20:43 CDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2018-09-05 01:43 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈7.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
94° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
350.37° |
|
First azimuth |
328.21° |
|
First elevation |
45° |
|
Last azimuth |
23.63° |
|
Last elevation |
39° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-22 |
|
Color |
Orange, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
5s |
|
Length |
17° |
|
Remarks |
It was a bright white glow that lasted approximately 5-6 seconds of train |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
It burst into a yellow/orange ball with trails and fragments of the same color and white, then disappearing |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
It was like an explosion, yellow/white into fragments falling down to the earth |
