Reports Report 5814ap (Event 5814-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Christopher T |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've been lucky to have seen many meteorites, and this is my third fireball (sadly, only the second report). This one was especially large and started exceptionally bright and continue very high luminosity until it's terminus. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Boston, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 21' 24.01'' N (42.35667°) |
| Longitude | 71° 8' 17.8'' W (-71.138279°) |
| Elevation | 6.456376m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-11-22 17:23 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-11-22 22:23 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 211° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 347° |
| First azimuth | 352° |
| First elevation | 51° |
| Last azimuth | 339° |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Purple, Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Faint smoke colored trail, surprisingly wide but fast disappearing (over maybe several seconds). |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fragmented approximately half-way through it's journey into two large fragments that continued on along with shimmers of dozens or more smaller pieces. |