| Observer |
|
Name |
Justin M |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
What an amazing sight this was.. and to hear it afterwards was phenomenal! |
| Location |
|
Address |
Cassopolis, MI |
|
Latitude |
41° 58' 54.6'' N (41.981834°)
|
|
Longitude |
86° 2' 31.39'' W (-86.042052°)
|
|
Elevation |
277.659058m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2019-05-11 00:40 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2019-05-11 04:40 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈7.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
265° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
280.42° |
|
First azimuth |
349.94° |
|
First elevation |
48° |
|
Last azimuth |
237.48° |
|
Last elevation |
41° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-13 |
|
Color |
Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Approximately 1-2 minutes after the meteor, there were 3 loud booms in a row |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
The meteor went fairly slow across almost our entire sky view and then split in to around 8-10 pieces of very bright fragments |
