American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2174a (Event 2174-2017)

Observer
Name Dan O
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks The fireball arched as it fell and seemed rather slow. I have seen numerous shooting stars over the years out in the dark skies of central Texas. This thing was yellow and fell relatively slowly. I thought it might be a plane as it was so slow.. Nothing in the local news today.. 2 seconds from sighting to going behind trees.
Location
Address Houston, TX
Latitude 29° 40' 46.1'' N (29.679472°)
Longitude 95° 30' 52.68'' W (-95.514633°)
Elevation 18.433m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-07-06 23:28 CDT
UT Date & Time 2017-07-07 04:28 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 238°
Moving
Facing azimuth 85.86°
First azimuth 88.63°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 62.78°
Last elevation 10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -19
Color Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -