Reports Report 1684e (Event 1684-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I am a professional meteorologist. After getting in my car, I looked toward the moon and noticed how clear the sky was. Just by chance, I saw the entire fireball move across the sky and reproduced it as accurately on this website as I could! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Abingdon, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 28' 23.64'' N (39.473233°) |
| Longitude | 76° 19' 44.14'' W (-76.328927°) |
| Elevation | 59.749m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-05-19 04:25 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-05-19 08:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 97° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 114.02° |
| First azimuth | 89.91° |
| First elevation | 28° |
| Last azimuth | 126.7° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Object was like Venus but brighter and lower (with NO trail), traveling slow enough that I can follow it for a few seconds and then broke apart into 5 visible pieces or so. |