Reports Report 667is (Event 667-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lawrence W. T |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I facilitate a group of amateur astronomers and have been an Observational Astronomer for most of my 56 years. My wife and I were amazed at how bright and consistent it was. We were in the car, and I lowered my window as soon as I could, but didn't hear either the initial pass or a trailing sonic boom. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vpas/ |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hampton, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 3' 10.02'' N (37.052782°) |
| Longitude | 76° 20' 49.73'' W (-76.347146°) |
| Elevation | 3.378993m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-22 19:53 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-22 23:53 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 15° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 50° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It reminded me of space debris reentering the atmosphere in that it broke into several fragments and all were very bright white and continued along the same horizontal trajectory |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was the brightest fireball / bolide that I've ever seen. It broke up into a dozen bright pieces continuing along the same horizontal trajectory. It appeared to cross out to the East over the Chesapeake Bay. |