Reports Report 340ds (Event 340-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Russell M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Radford, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 8' 46.63'' N (37.146287°) |
| Longitude | 80° 36' 6.78'' W (-80.601883°) |
| Elevation | 613.264m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-01-30 18:15 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-01-30 23:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 207° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 62.65° |
| First azimuth | 30.87° |
| First elevation | 23° |
| Last azimuth | 35.56° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | first saw a short (maybe 5 degree) trail, followed by a flash of larger area, and then flash faded. As I was driving, I could not look closely to check for persistent train. The initial trail did not appear to fragment into multiple trails. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |