Reports Report 1640m (Event 1640-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Priscilla B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Before the meteor entered my view, the sky began flashing exactly the way lightning looks and caught my immediate attention. Then it became a glow and steadily increased to a glow a little brighter than that of the full moon. As for my precise viewing angle... Imagine if you were looking right-hand out an open window you were slightly leaning out of at the farthest lefthand corner of a house. The lightning-like flashes lit up the whole sky in my field of view. I've seen several metors in my life... Not looking for them... Just lucky I guess, but this one was by FAR the biggest. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mountain City, TN |
| Latitude | 36° 30' 26.53'' N (36.507369°) |
| Longitude | 81° 49' 31.42'' W (-81.825394°) |
| Elevation | 818.058899m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-04-08 01:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-04-08 05:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 267° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90.97° |
| First azimuth | 94.73° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 54.63° |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After it first entered my view, it grew larger and flickered a couple times, the first time being about 1/4 (one quarter) of the way through the time I physically saw it. At just over half way there was a super bright flash and then it broke apart into 2 or 3 parts. I'm pretty sure it was 3 with the smallest piece ending up in the front of them. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After it first entered my view, it grew larger and flickered a couple times, the first time being about 1/4 (one quarter) of the way through the time I physically saw it. At just over half way there was a super bright flash and then it broke apart into 2 or 3 parts. I'm pretty sure it was 3 with the smallest piece ending up in the front of them. |