American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2518a (Event 2518-2020)

Observer
Name Alex I
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks It was startling.
Location
Address , KY
Latitude 37° 14' 28.55'' N (37.241264°)
Longitude 86° 12' 3.99'' W (-86.201108°)
Elevation 255.889084m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-05-24 06:10 CDT
UT Date & Time 2020-05-24 11:10 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From left to right
Descent Angle 90°
Moving
Facing azimuth 180°
First azimuth 200°
First elevation 40°
Last azimuth 140°
Last elevation 40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -15
Color Blue, Light Blue, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks I was bird watching at about 6:10 am. Looking south I noticed a bright light and saw a streaking metallic meteorite or comet heading Sw to Se at about 40* above the horizon. The sun was up but still behind the trees so the sky was very much lit. Yet It was still brighter than the sky! Beautiful metallic colors.
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -