Reports Report 1208e (Event 1208-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Christal |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was one of the coolest things I have ever experienced! Sometimes we are just in the right place at the right time! My boyfriend and I decided to eat some crackers and cheese down by the lake and couldn\'t have been luckier to see this fireball! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Minerva, NY |
| Latitude | 43° 47' 29.11'' N (43.79142°) |
| Longitude | 73° 58' 25.61'' W (-73.97378°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-08-25 21:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-08-26 01:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 305° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 169.727° |
| First azimuth | 157.66456° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 62.61042° |
| Last elevation | 65° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White, yellow, orange, re |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | I believe the train was a bright white in color. If I held my arms directly over my head, the train would probably be about the span between my arms, if not slightly longer. As long as we saw the fireball it had a train. The whole thing disappeared from vision, train and all, at the same time. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |