Reports Report 2925ic (Event 2925-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Miriam D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | My husband and I and our four children all saw it- we were driving in two separate cars on I 95 headed north. it happened so fast and it actually scared us, we thought it could be a missile. I called my husband right away, he thought it was either a comet or a missile. We knew it wasn't plane, and was too large to be a shooting star. Now that we know what it is we know that it was quite amazing and a rare sighting! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fredericksburg, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 18' 4.38'' N (38.301218°) |
| Longitude | 77° 30' 11.92'' W (-77.503311°) |
| Elevation | 76.353m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-08-25 21:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-08-26 01:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 32.74° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 349.4° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |