Reports Report 383h (Event 383-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Eric M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I saw this fireball while sitting on my back porch this evening around dusk, so if there was a smoke trail I couldn't see it. I live on MacDill AFB (South Tampa), and it was off in the ESE direction (South of Riverview, but North of Apollo Beach). When I first looked up and saw it, there was already a tail with considerable fragmentation. It was moving almost straight down with a slight left to right trajectory. Just before I lost view of it behind behind the trees/houses it was slightly brighter than a full moon with bright white center, and the tail/ fragments were more yellow/orange. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tampa, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 50' 40.05'' N (27.844457°) |
| Longitude | 82° 28' 40.85'' W (-82.478013°) |
| Elevation | 1.165172m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-02-17 18:50 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-02-17 23:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 111.63° |
| First azimuth | 106.25° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 113.5° |
| Last elevation | 2° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |