Reports Report 1569aa (Event 1569-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Matthew M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The time - It was between 9:30 and 10:15, with one other observer guessing 9:50 PM EST as the best guess as to "when" the fireball was sighted. We all apologize for not being able to have checked our phones for an exact time - our screens were intentionally left indoors. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Stephens City, VA |
| Latitude | 39° 4' 57.02'' N (39.082506°) |
| Longitude | 78° 12' 18.62'' W (-78.205172°) |
| Elevation | 235.114014m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-04-02 21:50 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-04-03 01:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 250° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 14.44° |
| First azimuth | 347.35° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 344.32° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Pink, Blue, Light Blue, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Glowing train: mostly blue, with a presence of white glowing debris. Glowing orange cinders remained after the "light show" was over, and these precipitated from the white trail left ramining, all after the solid blue streak. The primary train was at least 15 degrees, a conservative estimate. It may have been much brighter than the full moon, but an order of magnitude is difficult to determine with the naked eye amid a quarter moon and much suburban light pollution. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The terminal flash included a pink halo around the bright blue core, with a concentric orange halo that was slightly smaller and slightly earlier, chronologically, than the end of terminal flash. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Aside from the terminal flash, a long-lasting trail of bright blue and deep-bright blue light remained for the duration of the fireball. Cinders/orange-and-white burning matter were apparent; they fading to orange and then to nothing. The core of the meteor may have shimmered after burning out, too, just after the orange and pink rings/halos. |