| Observer |
|
Name |
Paul M |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
the fireball descended in the eastern to north eastern sky at a sharp angle |
| Location |
|
Address |
Charlottesville, VA |
|
Latitude |
38° 7' 6.74'' N (38.118538°)
|
|
Longitude |
78° 26' 23.46'' W (-78.439851°)
|
|
Elevation |
- |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2012-02-03 22:15 EST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2012-02-04 03:15 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
225° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
55.08448° |
|
First azimuth |
88.65821° |
|
First elevation |
43° |
|
Last azimuth |
31.30611° |
|
Last elevation |
- |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-11 |
|
Color |
bright blue to white |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
3s |
|
Length |
50° |
|
Remarks |
Bright with sparkling fragments coming off the main fireball in |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
The fireball when all the way to the horizon without diminishing. many fragments coming off the very large fireball. |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
- |
