Reports Report 4241a (Event 4241-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Thomas G |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | It was a once in a lifetime event, I'm 40 and I've been watching the skies on and off all my life. Recently I bought a 10" reflector (my first telescope,) and was out there stargazing. I've never seen a fireball like this in my life. The closest thing to this was watching a shuttle reentry 20 years ago. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Millersview, TX |
| Latitude | 31° 33' 17.45'' N (31.554846°) |
| Longitude | 99° 42' 32.76'' W (-99.7091°) |
| Elevation | 473.157m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-10-29 02:10 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-10-29 07:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 178° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 359.33° |
| First azimuth | 346.62° |
| First elevation | 84° |
| Last azimuth | 359° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 12° |
| Remarks | Intense white fading to vivid yellow before dimming |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flash was minor compared to the object, fragmentation, and train. But there was a flash as it broke apart. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The object began fragmenting into at least 5 large pieces with their own trains after about 2 inches of travel (measured at arms length.) Each major fragment traveled along with the primary object for about 0.75 to 1 inches (measured at arms length) before dimming. there were multiple small fragments breaking of throughout the entire length of travel until the terminal flash. |