| Observer |
|
Name |
Grace F |
|
Experience Level |
1/5
|
|
Remarks |
I thought it was a shooting star at first but it was too big. I've seen them before and this was not one. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Washington, DC |
|
Latitude |
38° 55' 44.21'' N (38.928946°)
|
|
Longitude |
77° 3' 47.51'' W (-77.063196°)
|
|
Elevation |
86.818802m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2015-04-17 21:03 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2015-04-18 01:03 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
217° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
70.64° |
|
First azimuth |
86.02° |
|
First elevation |
60° |
|
Last azimuth |
41.81° |
|
Last elevation |
14° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-15 |
|
Color |
Orange, light yellow |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
