Reports Report 2618o (Event 2618-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kurt M |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Hi all, I was out last night observing on the 18th morning of the 19th with the 24” and when I was putting the scope away and I was walking out of the garage, I was looking downward when a bright light caught me, first thought was a car headlight coming down the driveway. I looked up and seen a beautiful ball of blue metal like plasma ball falling from the sky with little spatters coming off of it. Straight down from Perseus in the NNW direction, which at 2:30 am was already west of the meridian. It lit up the whole sky I was bummed out I did not see the whole thing. I believe it was a Perseid the second I saw that night. That was a great end to a good night. Orion was looking good to. Very cool. Clear skies, Kurt Correction that was a Taurid fireball. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fowlerville, MI |
| Latitude | 42° 42' 55.6'' N (42.715445°) |
| Longitude | 84° 2' 28.16'' W (-84.041155°) |
| Elevation | 267.953369m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-10-19 02:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-10-19 06:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 178° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 347.89° |
| First azimuth | 346.82° |
| First elevation | 33° |
| Last azimuth | 346.01° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Blue |
| 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 | There were little spatters coming off of the bright blue ball near the end of travel. |