American Meteor Society

Reports Report 819t (Event 819-2015)

Observer
Name Rachel G
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Morton, PA
Latitude 39° 54' 18.6'' N (39.905167°)
Longitude 75° 19' 46.7'' W (-75.329639°)
Elevation 36.604561m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-04-01 20:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2015-04-02 00:15 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 198°
Moving
Facing azimuth 290°
First azimuth 291.65°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 291°
Last elevation 11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks __
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 15°
Remarks It wan only visible for about 1 second behind the meteor. It glowed orange, the same color as the meteor, before going out.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The trail left by the meteor had several smaller "sparks" in it, which to new looked like the meteor fragmenting in to smaller pieces before going out.