Reports Report 1511fy (Event 1511-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Luis and Ann A |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ashland, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 41' 53.15'' N (37.698096°) |
| Longitude | 77° 26' 7.36'' W (-77.435377°) |
| Elevation | 60.763924m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-07-17 22:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-07-18 02:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 133.93° |
| First azimuth | 134.68° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 135.11° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | white, yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | whistle, like a bottle rocket (distant) |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | like a firework, sparkline, no smoke, but disintegrating into small bright white components - could hear a whistling sound as it passed over (not as lout as a "Killer Bee", but like a distant bottle rocket). |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | disintegrating firework sparkling and whistling sound as it passed overhead |