Reports Report 1750fa (Event 1750-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Augustine C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | As a pilot I have observed a number of meteor type events at altitude and from a distance. This was by far the biggest, and brightest, that I have ever seen, and seemed the closest to my location. Actually thought I was going to see an impact point northeast of my position, but my vision was blocked by a building. This sighting was spectacular and exciting. My time estimate may not be totally accurate, but close. The location that I was at is a high elevation point which afforded me a great view. As stated above, this was much larger than the usual, so called, shooting star. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cranston, RI |
| Latitude | 41° 45' 29.24'' N (41.758121°) |
| Longitude | 71° 27' 36.86'' W (-71.460239°) |
| Elevation | 43.632m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-05-17 00:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-05-17 04:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 120° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 5.87° |
| First azimuth | 318.18° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 25.12° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | light gray trail, smoky looking. bright pieces breaking off the fireball and burning white hot for short duration. some angled up and others down. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | fireball appeared to get brighter as it descended, actually seemed like it got bigger or disintegrated at about 5 to 10 degrees above the horizon, lost sight at that point. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | looked like pieces breaking off the main ball and burning white hot for a couple of seconds. |