American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3702a (Event 3702-2016)

Observer
Name Randy G
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks We were laying on the back patio staring up at the sky and it came over the top of us the biggest brightest ball of whatever I've ever seen in the sky it looks very low from laying down on the ground it looked not very far above the building we were laying behind it was quite the experience you have any questions please contact me
Location
Address Crawfordville, FL
Latitude 30° 11' 19.09'' N (30.188635°)
Longitude 84° 22' 1.5'' W (-84.367083°)
Elevation 7.752m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-10-01 00:00 EDT
UT Date & Time 2016-10-01 04:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 104°
Moving
Facing azimuth 279.99°
First azimuth 104.22°
First elevation -
Last azimuth 111.58°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -15
Color Blue, Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -