Reports Report 614a (Event 614-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Guilford S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Best & brightest I have had a good look at. I saw a fireball in Atlanta in the fall of 1965 while driving which may have been brighter. We watched the 2002 Leonids from the Blue Ridge Parkway, many miles from any town lights, for most of the night, counting 1500+. Tonight's fireball was at least 10 times brighter & better than anything in the 2002 Leonids. We were in the truck,sitting still on the ferry crossing the river tonight. Two pole mounted lights were behind us. All other lights were miles away. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Corozal (BZ) |
| Latitude | 18° 20' 10.3'' N (18.336195°) |
| Longitude | 88° 24' 33.29'' W (-88.409246°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-04-30 21:30 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-05-01 03:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 200.18704° |
| First azimuth | 168.62651° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 234.42594° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Turquoise with some yello |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | Glowing train |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | About 2/3 of the way across it fragmented into 10 or more orange-yellow fragments. Main body continued turquoise and got brighter, but not really a terminal flash |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |