Reports Report 3930e (Event 3930-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cynthia D |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This is the second fireball observation from the property I live on in just a few months! I feel lucky (as I've only ever seen shooting stars here and there, never a fireball, let alone two), but also as if no one will believe it! The first fireball went/burned farther across the sky (I reported it here, can't remember the date), but this one was shorter, closer (i.e., bigger!), brighter, and had a blue tail/wake. The first one was going north to south, and this recent one was headed north or northwest, over the Catalina Mountains. WOW! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tucson, AZ |
| Latitude | 32° 19' 31.43'' N (32.325398°) |
| Longitude | 110° 58' 39.58'' W (-110.977662°) |
| Elevation | 762.311m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-21 21:45 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-22 04:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 278° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 9.44° |
| First azimuth | 42.31° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 7.21° |
| Last elevation | 58° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -26 |
| Color | Blue, Orange, 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 | - |