Reports Report 2158qd (Event 2158-2013)

Observer
Name Michael R
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It was cool!
Location
Address Townville, SC
Latitude 34° 35' 34.51'' N (34.592919°)
Longitude 82° 52' 3.92'' W (-82.867756°)
Elevation 207.470642m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-09-28 19:45 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-09-28 23:45 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 230.13°
First azimuth 242.49°
First elevation 39°
Last azimuth 229.26°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -24
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 30°
Remarks It look like the back end was breaking off and the piece breaking loose stopped flamming
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It was not a dramatic flame out, the meteor broke apart, not explode apart, then eventually all of it flamed out.