Reports Report 3806m (Event 3806-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Laurie D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | There was a full moon to SE of meteor, covered by and lighting up clouds from behind, yet fireball with long, bright tail was so visible, and seemingly so close to earth, i at first thought i was catching view of burning end of small rocket. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Latitude | 42° 17' 49.6'' N (42.297112°) |
| Longitude | 83° 40' 2.23'' W (-83.667285°) |
| Elevation | 248.128464m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-08-14 21:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-08-15 01:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 265° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 44.38° |
| First azimuth | 51.2° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 34.92° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Orange, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Broke into at least three distinctively separate, bright light yellow pieces of different sizes, but all much smaller than the fireball, which were visible for less than a second. |