Reports Report 766a (Event 766-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Terence H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I just want to emphasise the speed - there was a small, preceeding flicker or flash of light that drew our attention skywards and a split second later, in an instant, a glowing streak stretched the length of the night sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Grahamstown (ZA) |
| Latitude | 33° 19' 3.57'' S (-33.317659°) |
| Longitude | 26° 34' 23.4'' E (26.573166°) |
| Elevation | 479.618683m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-02-08 22:34 SAST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-02-08 20:34 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 15.66° |
| First azimuth | 302.21° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 85.03° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | The fireball manifested as an instantaneous very bright streak across the entire sky. The bright glow slowly dimmed and faded until only a smoke trail was left which persisted for a few seconds longer across the entire sky. It was not too dissimilar from the Cheylabinsk fireball in appearance, but orders of magbitude faster, much smaller streak and smoke trail and no boom was noted. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |