Observer |
Name |
Willy K |
Experience Level |
2/5
|
Remarks |
the most amazing thing i have ever seen, i was ready to bunker down in the basement, was watching and anticipating a nuclear type explosion |
Location |
Address |
Sevierville, TN |
Latitude |
35° 51' 10.2'' N (35.852834°)
|
Longitude |
83° 28' 2.47'' W (-83.467354°)
|
Elevation |
294.716156m |
Time and Duration |
Local Date & Time |
2013-09-23 22:27 EDT
|
UT Date & Time |
2013-09-24 02:27 UT
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
Direction |
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
Descent Angle |
135° |
Moving |
Facing azimuth |
121.05° |
First azimuth |
114.24° |
First elevation |
35° |
Last azimuth |
130.26° |
Last elevation |
21° |
Brightness and color |
Stellar Magnitude |
-8 |
Color |
Orange, Yellow, Red mostly orange lava ball with flame like tail |
Concurrent Sound |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
sounded like a blow torch but far away, sounds only lasted as long as the asteroid was visible |
Delayed Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Persistent train |
Observation |
Yes |
Duration |
1s |
Length |
- |
Remarks |
like a bottle rockets tail. didnt last very long behind the fire ball, was not visible after 2 seconds |
Terminal flash |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Fragmentation |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |