American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2301f (Event 2301-2019)

Observer
Name B B
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Plymouth, VT
Latitude 43° 29' 4.57'' N (43.484602°)
Longitude 72° 42' 3.89'' W (-72.70108°)
Elevation 363.064178m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-05-24 23:30 EDT
UT Date & Time 2019-05-25 03:30 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 142°
Moving
Facing azimuth 63.89°
First azimuth 20.5°
First elevation 69°
Last azimuth 49.7°
Last elevation 17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color Red white or yellow lots of pieces
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 20s
Length -
Remarks Large train lots of pieces a few late straglers flashes
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It was very fragmented maybe two main pieces then fragmented into hundreds one lead with heavy fragmenting and the second big piece could be seen in the lights they were on the same path and the fragments from the first and the second made one line , I was looking up a mountain I’m not sure I saw it end or if it went behind the horizon