| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sherry H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | At first thought it was shooting star but wasn't as fast, and was lower, light was way brighter and to best describe looked like whitish fire ball with a blueish tail behind it. We were all just in awwww. Then we saw the news about fireball . |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Meshoppen, PA |
| Latitude | 41° 37' 11.89'' N (41.619969°) |
| Longitude | 76° 0' 44.11'' W (-76.012253°) |
| Elevation | 227.566m |
| 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 down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 83° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 288.66° |
| First azimuth | 246.34° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 340.9° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Light Yellow, 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 | No |
| Remarks | - |