Reports Report 1986ao (Event 1986-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Toni G |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I described what I saw to an amateur astronomer, he said it was most likely a fireball, I found this website while google searching fireball. I know very little about astronomy and can only locate a few constellations. I would love to learn more about this sighting! Also, I don't know if it would be helpful to know that i viewed this from inside a moving vehicle (25mph) and it many have been closer to midnight than 11:30pm |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Springdale, UT |
| Latitude | 37° 12' 39.31'' N (37.21092°) |
| Longitude | 112° 58' 43.6'' W (-112.978778°) |
| Elevation | 1222.48877m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-09-16 23:30 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-09-17 05:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 200.16° |
| First azimuth | 224.11° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 171.17° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | The train was orange, as wide as the white of the fireball, tapering to a point away from the fireball |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball arched across the sky and went behind the silhouette of Watchman peak in Zion National Park, as it went bout of sight there was an orange flash |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |