Reports Report 51n (Event 51-2025)

Observer
Name Cathy O
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks It was so awesome!! I'll always remember that one!
Location
Address , MS
Latitude 31° 3' 55.85'' N (31.065514°)
Longitude 89° 22' 33.78'' W (-89.376049°)
Elevation 107.566032m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-01-03 04:10 CST
UT Date & Time 2025-01-03 10:10 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 252°
Moving
Facing azimuth 314.73°
First azimuth 326.63°
First elevation 13°
Last azimuth 296.49°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -
Color Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 10s
Length
Remarks Whole trail stayed bright,fading after about 7 seconds.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Big streak, ultra bright blue flash, about one fist,then smaller meteor out of the flash.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks I believe it fragmented when it flashed because trail was smaller and less than when it began