One of the brightest, most beautiful meteors I've ever seen. It lasted a good five to ten seconds as it slowly crossed the sky in front of me before fragmenting and disappearing.
Location
Address
Las Vegas, NV
Latitude
36° 0' 3.6'' N (36.001°)
Longitude
115° 9' 43.8'' W (-115.162166°)
Elevation
692.111389m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-04-29 03:55 PDT
UT Date & Time
2024-04-29 10:55 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
5°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
350°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Light Yellow, White
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
The meteor started to visiblyy break up and fragment as it headed from east to west in the sky.
