American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3845a (Event 3845-2019)

Observer
Name Nathan C
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Mead, CO
Latitude 40° 13' 59.88'' N (40.2333°)
Longitude 104° 59' 54.96'' W (-104.9986°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-08-17 04:47 MDT
UT Date & Time 2019-08-17 10:47 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 245°
Moving
Facing azimuth 189°
First azimuth 195°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 190°
Last elevation 42°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Near the end of its visible trajectory the object gave a bright flash, then fragmented (described next)
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Following the flash the object appeared to give off a single, much smaller fragment that traveled with the larger part of the object for another fraction of a second before both disappeared