Reports Report 20h (Event 20-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sean B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen over 150 significant (-4) in the past year, on separate occassions. This was without a doubt the most beautiful and brilliant fireball I have ever had the pleasure of viewing, which would explain why this is the first one I've gone out of my way to report. Keeping in mind I live 5 miles from a metro area to the south and 20 miles from another to the north. (Wilmington,DE - Philadelphia, PA) so there is a significant amount of light pollution in my area. This fireball lit up the sky in its relative area. Very Exciting!! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wilmington, DE |
| Latitude | 39° 45' 59.38'' N (39.766494°) |
| Longitude | 75° 29' 14.58'' W (-75.487382°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-01-03 01:06 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-01-03 06:06 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 144.53661° |
| First azimuth | 175.85537° |
| First elevation | 64° |
| Last azimuth | 67.75094° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Bright Blue/Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 12° |
| Remarks | Glowing train shifting from bright blue to white. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | fragmentation was at least a 5 degree pattern. As fragmentation occured, fragments continued to glow seperatley for additional 2-3 seconds at half the velocity of intial firebal. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |