The meteor was really large relatively when I saw it fragment right in my center of vision going north. I think I got lucky with catching the fragmentation. Happened perpendicular to me facing east as it was going north.
Location
Address
Phoenix, AZ
Latitude
33° 38' 32.61'' N (33.642393°)
Longitude
112° 2' 58.67'' W (-112.049631°)
Elevation
431.30368m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-10-18 02:00 MST
UT Date & Time
2024-10-18 09:00 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
262°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
90°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
90°
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fragmentation happened right in my center of vision facing directly east looking 35-40 degrees up as a 6'2" male at the gps I provided. It fragmented into 3 large chunks from its original large self. The meteor was going directly north from my position.
