Reports Report 3032gy (Event 3032-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Donnie R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was the first fireball my wife had seen. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Morton, TX |
| Latitude | 31° 52' 51.99'' N (31.881108°) |
| Longitude | 94° 53' 1.67'' W (-94.883797°) |
| Elevation | 115.823822m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-11-08 20:45 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-11-09 02:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 255° |
| First azimuth | 240° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 275° |
| Last elevation | 6° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Fireball was white, the last quarter of the tail was red, like fire burning red. The entire fireball had a pinkish, purple, ring around it. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | The last quarter or third of the train, was the color of fire burning red. It was three times as long as the fireball was wide. The fireball was white, as was the first 2/3rds or 3/4 of the fireball. There was a pink/purplish ring around the fireball. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |