Reports Report 729a (Event 729-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Yolanda |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball was very bright, bright as the full moon and as big as the rubber of a new pencil at arm\'s length, shaped as a teardrop from tip to where it started to thin. Impressive! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Orlando, FL |
| Latitude | 28° 29' 36.74'' N (28.493539°) |
| Longitude | 81° 14' 9.37'' W (-81.235936°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-05-26 05:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-05-26 09:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 171.61688° |
| First azimuth | -1° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | -1° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | A glowing diminishing trail, though constant in length and appearance. The ball was the biggest I have seen, and I have seen several small, colored green, not white as this. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |