American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2090h (Event 2090-2022)

Observer
Name Jim P
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Clearwater, FL
Latitude 27° 58' 29.12'' N (27.974756°)
Longitude 82° 44' 58.31'' W (-82.749531°)
Elevation 22.065248m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-03-29 21:50 EDT
UT Date & Time 2022-03-30 01:50 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 265°
Moving
Facing azimuth 250°
First azimuth 180°
First elevation 75°
Last azimuth 270°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -27
Color -
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 15°
Remarks no smoke, no sound, not sure if it was a glowing trail or just fragments as it was breaking up.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks it was fragmenting almost as soon as I noticed it. No flash, but lost the view of it when it went behind a tree, so I didn't see the final portion of the flight.