Reports Report 3210dz (Event 3210-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tammy H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | slow, low burn fizzle pop. Have lived and worked in Alaska and several desert environments with low light pollution for decades. This was the closest experience I've ever had with a fireball. It was so close it almost felt electrical and there was an aspect of smell associated with the experience, leading me to believe at first that it was a firework, but then recognizing that it was indeed a fireball. Hence, I looked online later in the day to confirm and report. I have had astronomy classes and have observed multiple meteorites in my lifetime. This was by far the best. Two other people witnessed it with me. Stellar! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Silver Spring, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 3' 5.75'' N (39.051598°) |
| Longitude | 76° 57' 19.96'' W (-76.955545°) |
| Elevation | 102.386m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-09-17 01:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-09-17 05:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 250° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 67.77° |
| First azimuth | 142.26° |
| First elevation | 78° |
| Last azimuth | 45.82° |
| Last elevation | 42° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Light Yellow, white, blue and pink aural burn, green drag burn |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A fizzle sound and pop much like a firecracker |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Terminated in a fizzle pop sound with minor report |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | I report a thirty degree arc. I am not sure if this is a correct estimation. However, to be clear, I sighted the entry burn above my head looking straight up and watched it terminate slightly above the front visual plane, rotating my head down to an angle as if I was looking at the top of a nearby light post. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright white to yellowish cast, with blue and pink/purple 'aura' of terminal flash |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |