Fireball report

Reports Report 340gd (Event 340-2016)

Observer
Name	Tim W
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	Maybe I should have answered "1" to the previous question, because i have very little experience "observing" meteor showers, but I have great deal of interest in and a fair bit of knowledge about stars, planets, and other celestial objects and events, but no astronomer by any means. This was a very bright and striking event. I know almost the exact time of the event because I called my wife to tell her at 18:17 right after it happened, so it was definitely not later than that.

Location
Address	McLean, VA
Latitude	38° 55' 45.12'' N (38.929199°)
Longitude	77° 9' 3.89'' W (-77.15108°)
Elevation	73.526m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2016-01-30 18:16 EST
UT Date & Time	2016-01-30 23:16 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	267°

Moving
Facing azimuth	15°
First azimuth	55.58°
First elevation	29°
Last azimuth	309.73°
Last elevation	17°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-11
Color	Orange, Light Yellow, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Unknown
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	It was bright white going from right to left where I was looking, then got very bright and turned orange with a bright flash when it ended (I included light yellow in the color for that question, but that would have been only for a split second before it went from white to orange; it was mostly white, with orange in the flash). By the way, for the above question on a persistent train, it did leave a train, but only for a second or two, and not really after it disappeared, so I didn't know whether to answer yes or no. For the question below, I assume fragmentation means that I saw pieces going in different directions such as with fireworks?? I don't really remember, but I don't think so-- just seemed like a flash but I wasn't paying attention to that kind of detail. I was actually kind of in shock because I've never seen any meteor anywhere near this bright!

Terminal flash

Observation

Yes

Remarks

It was bright white going from right to left where I was looking, then got very bright and turned orange with a bright flash when it ended (I included light yellow in the color for that question, but that would have been only for a split second before it went from white to orange; it was mostly white, with orange in the flash). By the way, for the above question on a persistent train, it did leave a train, but only for a second or two, and not really after it disappeared, so I didn't know whether to answer yes or no. For the question below, I assume fragmentation means that I saw pieces going in different directions such as with fireworks?? I don't really remember, but I don't think so-- just seemed like a flash but I wasn't paying attention to that kind of detail. I was actually kind of in shock because I've never seen any meteor anywhere near this bright!

Fragmentation
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-