Reports Report 2891gc (Event 2891-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Deborah E |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Absolutely amazed at how large, how bright & how LOW this fireball was. Definietly below cloud ceiling, and heading to smash into someone/something.....somewhere in New Hampshire, Vermont or Eastern NY,we fear..... |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fitchburg, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 33' 9.3'' N (42.552582°) |
| Longitude | 71° 47' 0.02'' W (-71.783339°) |
| Elevation | 150.84111m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-01 17:06 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-01 21:06 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 254° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 320° |
| First azimuth | 1° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 280° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Yellow, White |
| 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 | fireball eventually broke off into 2 pieces. the smaller one, which extinguished quickly; the other piece, large, stayed "lit" for several seconds more, then went out..... |