Reports Report 174x (Event 174-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | bianca d |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Absolutely breathtaking sight to behold! I\'ve never experienced anything like it. The size, length, brightness and colors were amazing! And to hear the boom, after we saw that, was awesome!! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | berlin, MD |
| Latitude | 38° 23' 15.41'' N (38.387613°) |
| Longitude | 75° 10' 43.18'' W (-75.178661°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-02-03 22:15 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-02-04 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 301.08803° |
| First azimuth | 286.81786° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 314.40311° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | yellow/ bright blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Approximately 90 seconds after the fireball disappeared, we heard a deep boom that shook the ground |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | a bit of a glowing train, not exceptionally long or bright, as most of it was contained in the tail end of the fireball |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Approximately 3 seconds after viewing the fireball streak across the sky, there was a large flash, then it continued to streak for another second or two before disappearing behind the houses/treeline |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |