Reports Report 2398e (Event 2398-2024)

Observer
Name Kent R
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Garden City, ID
Latitude 43° 40' 18.71'' N (43.671865°)
Longitude 116° 17' 47.07'' W (-116.296408°)
Elevation 794.049194m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-05-11 22:00 MDT
UT Date & Time 2024-05-12 04:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 138°
Moving
Facing azimuth 69.44°
First azimuth 50.24°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 78.01°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Started quite dim, but rapidly brightened and broke up.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Seemed to still be a primary meteor still after fragmentation. Main bright component with tailing smaller frags