American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1440a (Event 1440-2019)

Observer
Name Eric C
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Eldersburg, MD
Latitude 39° 24' 6.58'' N (39.401827°)
Longitude 76° 58' 1.39'' W (-76.967054°)
Elevation 201.991714m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-03-31 23:40 EDT
UT Date & Time 2019-04-01 03:40 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 99°
Moving
Facing azimuth 140°
First azimuth 120°
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth 160°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Sounded like someone pushing on my front door a couple times but might have been due to some high winds outside. The noise was unusual which made me look outside and that was when I saw the meteor
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks light grew brighter and spread apart into green sparks