Reports Report 4268a (Event 4268-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kevin B |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I'm an Earth Science instructor and research scientist at East Central University in Ada, OK. I plan my life around astronomical events; Mostly for the love of astronomy, but I am studying the gravitational effects on hydrothermal systems at Yellowstone this month during the solar eclipse (to help answer questions related to their hydrology and morphology). I've actually seen multiple such occurrences of exploding falling objects. This account is the most recent and the only one I could detail with confidence because I helped plan that trip with a night sky photographer. We took notes of the event. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Stonewall, OK |
| Latitude | 34° 45' 9.07'' N (34.75252°) |
| Longitude | 96° 11' 38.48'' W (-96.194021°) |
| Elevation | 237.594m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-11 22:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-12 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 170° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 29° |
| First azimuth | 20° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 28.1° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It turned orange and broke into multiple smaller pieces falling mostly off to the east side of the tail |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | See comment above |