Reports Report 2325e (Event 2325-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Robert O |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I had gone out to look for the Cosmos 1315 rocket pass but was distracted by the fireball along almost the same trajectory....I teach astronomy at the high school level and have reported several fireballs in the past from this area. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Middle Valley, TN |
| Latitude | 35° 10' 21.05'' N (35.172515°) |
| Longitude | 85° 13' 26.67'' W (-85.224074°) |
| Elevation | 267.046204m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-05-26 22:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-05-27 02:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 246° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 45° |
| First azimuth | 30° |
| First elevation | 80° |
| Last azimuth | 315° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | a long string of flaring objects moving northward, Mag +1 to -4 or so, cloud-like glow after the flares died out |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | bright, -8 to -10 Mag, bright yellow, seems clear that it broke up on entry to the atmosphere |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | a train of glowing, high altitude objects, looked like a train of bright satellites (I was observing satellites at the time), with a bright yellow flare as it descended and disappeared to my north, near the Dipper |