| Observer |
|
Name |
Rob N |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
We had never seen fireballs before -now we've seen 2 in about 3 months. We know they weren't shooting stars -we've seen a lot of those. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Estes Park, CO |
|
Latitude |
40° 22' 22.88'' N (40.373023°)
|
|
Longitude |
105° 36' 18.73'' W (-105.605202°)
|
|
Elevation |
2554.267m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2016-08-20 21:04 MDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2016-08-21 03:04 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From down right to up left |
|
Descent Angle |
278° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
216.04° |
|
First azimuth |
202.44° |
|
First elevation |
38° |
|
Last azimuth |
41.31° |
|
Last elevation |
27° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
- |
|
Color |
Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Some trailing fragments as it dissipated. |
