Reports Report 340adt (Event 340-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bridget R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen shooting stars and meteor showers before, but nothing as large, bright, and close as this fireball! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Gambrills, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 2' 15.49'' N (39.037636°) |
| Longitude | 76° 40' 38.27'' W (-76.677297°) |
| Elevation | 36.978m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-01-30 18:00 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-01-30 23:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 242° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 312.55° |
| First azimuth | 315.37° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 306.05° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like an elongated ball of flame with a tail of lights trailing behind it. The ball was bright, which is what caught my attention to look up, and as it fell it looked like smaller segments dislodged from around the ball, but not straying far from the ball until it all disappeared into the darkness of the sky - perhaps like the tip of a giant sparkler as it goes out. |