Reports Report 792ag (Event 792-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ashley F |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was sitting on my couch with the skylight in front of me and I happened to look up and saw this burst of fireball fly over, I thought it was a shooting star but it was orange and looked like a flame (had seen a shooting start before but wasn't that bright or that color). I was nervous at first because I thought it was something serious like a plane on fire but it was travelling entirely too fast for that to be the case. When I looked more into fireball meteors I knew that's what I had seen. Very cool experience, only wish I had the chance to get my husband's attention to look up but it happened to fast to get any words out. My jaw dropped to the floor and I was stunned. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Andover, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 37' 29.35'' N (42.624819°) |
| Longitude | 71° 9' 38.09'' W (-71.160581°) |
| Elevation | 30.503m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-02-26 21:00 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-02-27 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 169.74° |
| First azimuth | 170.38° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 114.33° |
| Last elevation | 65° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |