Reports Report 1899l (Event 1899-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ron s |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | this one was huge |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Johnstown, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 24' 59.03'' N (40.416396°) |
| Longitude | 78° 52' 2.64'' W (-78.867401°) |
| Elevation | 510.022919m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-09-06 06:12 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-09-06 10:12 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 0.93° |
| First azimuth | 0.67° |
| First elevation | 89° |
| Last azimuth | 0.69° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Pink, Light Blue, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | 1 large boom and 2nd smaller boom |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I could hear it crackling before it blew |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | caught on film 15 degrees I had captured 4 pictures at 30 sec showing the vapor trail moving to the east and fading away |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it blew up right in front of me |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it broke up into a about 5 fragments large and a bunch of small ones |