American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1511mp (Event 1511-2014)

Observer
Name Steve L
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks Saw this from Haymarket/Gainesville, Virginia last night and mistook it for a late, leftover Fourth of July firework, a bright chunk of bright yellowish white light that streaked across a short section of sky before exploding into a stream of smaller chunks falling to the earth.
Location
Address Haymarket, VA
Latitude 38° 48' 56.06'' N (38.815573°)
Longitude 77° 38' 31.58'' W (-77.642106°)
Elevation 113.299042m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-07-17 22:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2014-07-18 02:15 UT
Duration ?
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 147.3°
First azimuth 140.71°
First elevation 75°
Last azimuth 136.67°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks Saw this from Haymarket/Gainesville, Virginia last night and mistook it for a late, leftover Fourth of July firework, a bright chunk of bright yellowish white light that streaked across a short section of sky before exploding into a stream of smaller chunks falling to the earth.
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks Saw this from Haymarket/Gainesville, Virginia last night and mistook it for a late, leftover Fourth of July firework, a bright chunk of bright yellowish white light that streaked across a short section of sky before exploding into a stream of smaller chunks falling to the earth.
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks Saw this from Haymarket/Gainesville, Virginia last night and mistook it for a late, leftover Fourth of July firework, a bright chunk of bright yellowish white light that streaked across a short section of sky before exploding into a stream of smaller chunks falling to the earth.