Reports Report 614cq (Event 614-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Angela K |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was beautiful sight! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chester, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 19' 57.91'' N (37.332752°) |
| Longitude | 77° 26' 34.74'' W (-77.442984°) |
| Elevation | 49.146m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-02-16 19:10 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-02-17 00:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 190° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 148.65° |
| First azimuth | 119.79° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 175.92° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | The fireball itself was a very green ball and attached to it was a yellow tail that glowed with somewhat of a green color towards the top, but as it tapered off it was more yellow. It shot across and then it disappeared like a regular small meteor. It was huge though, never seen something that big and the tail was huge. If I could hold my hands up to measure it from where I was standing, it would be the size of a basketball. The fireball itself was very detailed. I could clearly see the ball spinning as it was shooting over the sky. So impressive. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |