Fireball report

Reports Report 4541b (Event 4541-2021)

Observer
Name	Varun G
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Nashville, TN
Latitude	36° 0' 40.82'' N (36.011339°)
Longitude	86° 44' 1.6'' W (-86.733777°)
Elevation	207.458542m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2021-08-11 03:08 CDT
UT Date & Time	2021-08-11 08:08 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	102°

Moving
Facing azimuth	60°
First azimuth	50°
First elevation	55°
Last azimuth	95°
Last elevation	30°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-6
Color	Green

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	5s
Length	5°
Remarks	The smoke trail persisted for about 5 seconds after the fireball disappeared. The smoke trail in those 5 seconds just slowly dissipated. Initially the smoke trail was straight and slowly become a "wiggle" as the dissipation occurred. The trail was in the constellation Cetus close to (a little bit above) the stars Dheneb (Eta Cet) and Diphda (Beta Cet).

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	No
Remarks	-

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