Reports Report 4299bpd (Event 4299-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sebastian H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | The object was visible at least a second before I saw it directly, since I first noticed its shine from behind me. A friend was with me at the moment, she neither saw that the trail was double, nor the two explosions, nor did she hear the faint booms. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kronberg im Taunus, Hessen (DE) |
| Latitude | 50° 10' 55.81'' N (50.182169°) |
| Longitude | 8° 28' 56.96'' E (8.482488°) |
| Elevation | 335.422913m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-11-14 17:46 CET |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-11-14 16:46 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 250.71° |
| First azimuth | 70.48° |
| First elevation | 79° |
| Last azimuth | 250.87° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Mbout 20-40 s later, I heard two faint booms about 0.5 s apart with no echo. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The two booms were equally loud, so I'm not sure whether the second one, 0.5 s later, counts as a delayed sound. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fragments were not really that bright; their magnitude was maybe about 1...2 brighter than before; but I remember they didn't simply vanish. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The trail appeared double for about 30° until first one side, and the about 1° later, the other exploded. |