Reports Report 3638beb (Event 3638-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ken J |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I saw a good-sized fireball in the '60s and I like to try to observe major celestial events, but it's almost always cloudy. What I saw Monday night emerged from low clouds. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Easton, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 1' 28.19'' N (42.024497°) |
| Longitude | 71° 7' 0.24'' W (-71.116734°) |
| Elevation | 41.397461m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-12-29 18:35 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-12-29 23:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 319.01° |
| First azimuth | 317.29° |
| First elevation | 14° |
| Last azimuth | 320.78° |
| Last elevation | 7° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | What I saw was a fragment, not the fireball. It was slow moving and looked like debris from serious fireworks, but I didn't see anything else to indicate it might be fireworks and it wasn't a time or place anyone would be setting them off. It wasn't until I saw news reports that I knew if was a piece of the fireball. |