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Observer
Name
Joe M
Experience Level
4/5
Remarks
-
Location
Address
St. George, UT
Latitude
37° 3' 20.5'' N (37.055695°)
Longitude
113° 33' 50.84'' W (-113.564121°)
Elevation
802.170166m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-08-24 23:15 MDT
UT Date & Time
2012-08-25 05:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
322°
First azimuth
322°
First elevation
47°
Last azimuth
318°
Last elevation
28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
12°
Remarks
Mostly white but with a little bit of green.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Fireball was mostly white with slight green color. Mostly bright white and flashing. It was behind some broken clouds but was very bright. The brightness made it easy to make out the shape of the clouds despite no moon.
Fragmentation
Observation
No
Remarks
-