American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1778n (Event 1778-2020)

Observer
Name Jason D
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Arlington, TX
Latitude 32° 42' 43.85'' N (32.71218°)
Longitude 97° 3' 30.28'' W (-97.058411°)
Elevation 181.973206m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-04-16 04:45 CDT
UT Date & Time 2020-04-16 09:45 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 92°
Moving
Facing azimuth 79.52°
First azimuth 9.2°
First elevation 55°
Last azimuth 116.21°
Last elevation 60°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Light Green, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It just like it turned on real bright for a nano second then was light green about a second it started to disentegrate turning yellow getting smaller leaving spark trail then turned white and disappeared.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks After initial flare up it started to fall apart leaving a yellow spark trail asit turned yellow then white