Reports Report 5104a (Event 5104-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jenifer C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I like to watch meteor showers, whenever I know there’ll be good ones, even when it’s cold! And have seen lots and lots of meteors hitting or ‘ionisphere’ This is the second largest I’ve seen! This and one about 15 years ago around the 4th of July (it was green and lasted awhile). Neither was when I was expecting a meteor! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Walton, KS |
| Latitude | 38° 5' 26.24'' N (38.090621°) |
| Longitude | 97° 17' 5.49'' W (-97.284858°) |
| Elevation | 462.510254m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-10-16 21:10 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-10-17 02:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 264° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 41.51° |
| First azimuth | 44° |
| First elevation | 51° |
| Last azimuth | 37° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Light Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a long streak of white, then it blinked out, and then ‘exploded’ in a smallish flash.. like if the full moon in the distance is 5”, this was 1/2”.. then a few pieces briefly went multiple directions, with a millisecond of trails for them. I once saw a large green fireball and remember the distinct color.. I don’t remember specific color on this one.. white with sparks of red maybe? |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As above- after it ‘exploded’ small pieces.. maybe 5 or 6, seemed to spark and go different directions for just a split second and then disappeared. |