THIS COINCIDED WITH THE PASS OF A CLOSE NEO TODAY. THERE HAVE BEEN ALERTS PUT OUT TO BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR FIREBALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NEO AND OTHERS. I WAS ABLE TO GATHER DATA ON THE FIREBALL PATH DUE TO ITS PASSAGE IN THE SKY DIRECTLY BELOW MARS AND NEAR SATURN. THESE ARE GOOD DATA POINTS.
Location
Address
Ruckersville, VA
Latitude
38° 14' 6.64'' N (38.235178°)
Longitude
78° 23' 3.82'' W (-78.384394°)
Elevation
198.263m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-06-07 20:55 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-06-08 00:55 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
216°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
139°
First elevation
19°
Last azimuth
125°
Last elevation
8°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
GREENISH WHITE
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
THERE WERE TWO TERMINAL BURSTS CLEARLY SEEN SEPARATED BY ABOUT 1 SECOND FROM EACH OTHER.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
THERE WAS CLEARLY DEBRIS FALLING WITH THE FIREBALL FOLLOWING THE TWO TERMINAL BURSTS.
