Reports Report 1730c (Event 1730-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jessica B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | There was a bit of an arc to its trajectory. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Gulf Shores, AL |
| Latitude | 30° 13' 51.65'' N (30.231014°) |
| Longitude | 87° 57' 27.48'' W (-87.957634°) |
| Elevation | 3.486334m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-08-01 21:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-08-02 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 107° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 275° |
| First azimuth | 275° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 295° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Just before burning out, a small fragment broke from the larger main one. After it fragmented it quickly disappeared. The fiery tail did not seem to trail both fragments, basically the tail didn't seem to change to my naked eyes. |