Reports Report 4996eh (Event 4996-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Denise M |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This was at the weekly Public Night for Powell Observatory of the Astronomical Society of Kansas City |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Louisburg, KS |
| Latitude | 38° 38' 47.14'' N (38.646429°) |
| Longitude | 94° 42' 0.72'' W (-94.700199°) |
| Elevation | 325.406647m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-08-16 20:33 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-08-17 01:33 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 95° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 145.06° |
| First azimuth | 139.64° |
| First elevation | 10° |
| Last azimuth | 161.89° |
| Last elevation | 8° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Blue, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Some one in a crowd called our attention to it (most all facing E or SE, but only a few were looking up, about half hour after sunset. It was fragmenting at that time, Several smaller pieces probably twice or three times as long as the main flashing part of the meteor. |