American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1283e (Event 1283-2020)

Observer
Name Jaime G
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Tampa, FL
Latitude 27° 58' 10.86'' N (27.969683°)
Longitude 82° 37' 26.16'' W (-82.623933°)
Elevation -3.856087m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-03-14 06:05 EDT
UT Date & Time 2020-03-14 10:05 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 152°
Moving
Facing azimuth 262.52°
First azimuth 320.44°
First elevation 57°
Last azimuth 275.67°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -26
Color Dark Green, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks A bright flash above my field of view first caught my attention. After streaking through the sky, that object seemed to burn up completely with a final flash of light. Then the magic was gone.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The object seemed to have sparks close to the center. Those sparks looked almost identical to sparklers.