Reports Report 4760o (Event 4760-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lori M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I do try to watch when I can. This fireball was larger and brighter than anything I’ve seen with Perseids, Pleiades, or other annual events. The subsequent smoke trail was an added surprise, I wasn’t even sure I was seeing what I was seeing, until I pointed out the trail to my husband, who is a pilot. He’d never seen anything like it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chesapeake, VA |
| Latitude | 36° 51' 13.65'' N (36.853793°) |
| Longitude | 76° 25' 45.45'' W (-76.429293°) |
| Elevation | 6.439m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-11-11 19:45 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-11-12 00:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 102° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 347.44° |
| First azimuth | 340° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 356° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Blue, Green, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | it was moving in a lateral direction, like one very long side of a formation of migrating geese. A smoke trail, almost cloud-like but it didn’t dissipate like a cloud would have, if it had been a cloud. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |