Reports Report 2281iv (Event 2281-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Susan P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was sitting on my balcony on the phone talking to a friend when the fireball appeared between the two tall condos that my condo unit overlooks, and I was stunned by the size and how low on the horizon it appeared. I asked my friend, an MIT grad if it could be a falling star that large and low in sky! I thought maybe someone threw something off their high rise balcony that was on fire, but nothing made sense. I looked on Twitter to see if anyone mentioned it. So I thought perhaps I was the only witness! Then today I googled and saw that many others saw it! It was huge and clearly a round ball with a long tail! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Miami Beach, FL |
| Latitude | 25° 46' 2.42'' N (25.76734°) |
| Longitude | 80° 8' 3.5'' W (-80.134306°) |
| Elevation | 1.738396m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-04-12 22:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-04-13 02:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 224° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 87.35° |
| First azimuth | 91.7° |
| First elevation | 11° |
| Last azimuth | 65.59° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |