Observer |
Name |
chase k |
Experience Level |
4/5
|
Remarks |
The brightest and most amazing fireball I've ever seen, in person or in any videos. |
Location |
Address |
Dahlgren, VA |
Latitude |
38° 20' 0.69'' N (38.333525°)
|
Longitude |
77° 2' 48.83'' W (-77.046897°)
|
Elevation |
6.968m |
Time and Duration |
Local Date & Time |
2018-05-15 23:40 EDT
|
UT Date & Time |
2018-05-16 03:40 UT
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
Direction |
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
Descent Angle |
250° |
Moving |
Facing azimuth |
239.04° |
First azimuth |
218.37° |
First elevation |
83° |
Last azimuth |
30.73° |
Last elevation |
48° |
Brightness and color |
Stellar Magnitude |
-22 |
Color |
Orange, Red, White |
Concurrent Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Delayed Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Persistent train |
Observation |
Yes |
Duration |
1s |
Length |
5° |
Remarks |
glowing white train behind the primary orange and red fireball |
Terminal flash |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
Extremely bright flash as it appeared, night sky appeared like giant lightning strike and almost daylight when meteor burst into vision. |
Fragmentation |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
Ended with perfect split to two smaller fragments until dissipated. |