American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3998g (Event 3998-2019)

Observer
Name John M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Wondering if anyone else saw this event
Location
Address Cedar, MI
Latitude 44° 48' 49.82'' N (44.813838°)
Longitude 85° 42' 56.28'' W (-85.715634°)
Elevation 274.167297m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-08-24 22:30 EDT
UT Date & Time 2019-08-25 02:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 231°
Moving
Facing azimuth 359.83°
First azimuth 359.84°
First elevation 71°
Last azimuth 313.46°
Last elevation 27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Flash was just before fragmentation, when the object was nearing the end of it's visible path. Flash was approximately 3 times brighter than the object was during its 4-5 second path
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The fragmentation happened during / slightly after the flash