Reports Report 1973s (Event 1973-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brian K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was the best fireball that I've seen in years! Very cool! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lead, SD |
| Latitude | 44° 21' 2.52'' N (44.350699°) |
| Longitude | 103° 45' 51.13'' W (-103.764203°) |
| Elevation | 1599.927368m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-02 22:30 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-03 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 96.56° |
| First azimuth | 169.35° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 346.95° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | Long, double, orange trail of fire/sparks. Split into one large object and one smaller object. Smaller fireball trailed behind and above main object and burned out sooner. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fireball seperated into one large and one small object. Secondary fireball trailed behind and above from my perspective. Main fireball lasted 7-8 seconds, while the smaller object burned out after 4-5 seconds. No terminal flash, just faded out into and orange spark trail. |