Reports Report 2141a (Event 2141-2024)

Observer
Name Match Z
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks Beautiful! Never seen anything like it.
Location
Address Owings Mills, MD
Latitude 39° 23' 45.5'' N (39.395971°)
Longitude 76° 46' 22.35'' W (-76.772875°)
Elevation 155.819748m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-04-28 20:28 EDT
UT Date & Time 2024-04-29 00:28 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 261°
Moving
Facing azimuth 61.73°
First azimuth 64.44°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 57.26°
Last elevation 40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Smaller pieces seemed to fall off and burn out with tails. At least two pieces about 15% the size of the main meteor piece.