Reports Report 245ay (Event 245-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This is my first fireball sighting, so I've been as accurate as I could be. It was truly an experience I'll remember. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Washington, DC |
| Latitude | 38° 53' 25.07'' N (38.890298°) |
| Longitude | 77° 1' 55.09'' W (-77.03197°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-02-23 05:20 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-02-23 10:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 358.2643° |
| First azimuth | 343.0508° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 19.038° |
| Last elevation | 60° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Yellow and blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | My music was blasting in my car, and my windows were up. I turned my music off as soon as I saw the flash, but heard no discernable boom. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Length approximate. Disappeared over eastern roofline. Train was bright yellow closest to the fireball, and a deep navy blue furthest away from the fireball, with deviation in the hues of blue between the fireball and the end of the train. There was no smoke or appreciable change |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | The fireball burst into the sky within the view allowed by the opposite rooftops. There was no fragmentation, and it disappeared over the eastern rooftops before I saw any terminal flash. It was very bright, and persisted until it disappeared over the rooftops. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |