Reports Report 1686c (Event 1686-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sara W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | In case it might be helpful, we documented location of fireball relative to locations of stars at the same time. it started near the star l-cen and ended near the star z-oph. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Marathon, FL |
| Latitude | 24° 43' 31.33'' N (24.725369°) |
| Longitude | 81° 0' 32.13'' W (-81.008924°) |
| Elevation | 1.53038m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-04-01 00:26 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-04-01 04:26 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 257° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 131.36° |
| First azimuth | 159.06° |
| First elevation | 52° |
| Last azimuth | 89.3° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | Started bright green with orange glowing tail. As it traversed the sky, there were flashes of yellow blue red as it appeared to burn up. The tail had a bit of yellow at the end. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |