American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1664be (Event 1664-2019)

Observer
Name Michael K
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Linthicum Heights, MD
Latitude 39° 12' 35.87'' N (39.209963°)
Longitude 76° 39' 36.77'' W (-76.660213°)
Elevation 53.476974m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-04-10 00:53 EDT
UT Date & Time 2019-04-10 04:53 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 260°
Moving
Facing azimuth 320°
First azimuth 325.74°
First elevation 17°
Last azimuth 310.68°
Last elevation 18°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 1°
Remarks orange glowing trail, disappeared shortly after the object broke apart
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks broke into 3 pieces. one traveled in roughly the same direction, but the other two made a steeper angle toward the ground. each piece was still the same color (bright green/white) but did not have a glowing trail