Reports Report 449gv (Event 449-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ivo R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Members and visitors of the Alachua Astronomy Club watched the bolide while at a star party/outreach event located at University of Florida Rosemary Hill Observatory. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bronson, FL |
| Latitude | 29° 24' 0.45'' N (29.400125°) |
| Longitude | 82° 35' 9.91'' W (-82.586087°) |
| Elevation | 36.904758m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-02-21 23:01 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-02-22 04:01 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 5° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 3.1° |
| First azimuth | 5° |
| First elevation | 80° |
| Last azimuth | 5° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Blue, Green, Orange, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | stayed pretty elongated and straight for a few minutes then started to fatten and zigzag for about 5 minutes. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Went from green/blue to red/orange at end then flashed white with fragmentation |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Saw at least 5 fragments |