Reports Report 591al (Event 591-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dennis M |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | The meteor did move behind a building towards the end of it's decent, and was no longer visible to me, so total time, and final position might have been longer and farther than I indicated. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Farmville, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 18' 40.49'' N (37.311248°) |
| Longitude | 78° 25' 10.85'' W (-78.419681°) |
| Elevation | 108.035454m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-03-06 19:13 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-03-07 00:13 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 250° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 45.38° |
| First azimuth | 56.06° |
| First elevation | 14° |
| Last azimuth | 32.29° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | 2/3rd of the way through decent, it broke into two separate fragments, one fragment trailed behind and moved lower on the horizon, the other appeared to maintain the original trajectory both were approx the same brightness. |