American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2158og (Event 2158-2013)

Observer
Name Russell M
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Atlanta, GA
Latitude 33° 44' 4.95'' N (33.734708°)
Longitude 84° 23' 18.2'' W (-84.38839°)
Elevation 285.626434m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-09-28 20:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-09-29 00:15 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 231.4°
First azimuth 334.52°
First elevation 90°
Last azimuth 261.29°
Last elevation 90°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color It as as bright as the headlight of a low flying plane and the color of.fire. it was twice the size of Venus and broke up into several pieces before burning up.
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks __
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Small piece broke away from it just before it went out