Reports Report 148f (Event 148-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Stephen H |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | I had just gone out to my back yard with my dog and he was barking at a neighbor and I was telling him to shut up when I saw the snow light up. I immediately looked up and saw the fireball. By the time I saw it, the fireball was just exiting Gemini halfway between Pollux and Alhena (at the ecliptic), heading north and losing altitude. My actual view of the fireball lasted only one second but it must have been visible for 2 seconds as I first saw its reflection on the snow before I looked up. Seeing was abysmal ... only the brightest stars of Gemini and Orion were visible to the naked eye. On a good seeing night the apparent magnitude would have been noticeably greater than the -7 I reported. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Framingham, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 17' 4.73'' N (42.284648°) |
| Longitude | 71° 26' 26.89'' W (-71.440802°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-01-29 20:29 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-01-30 01:29 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 106.1247° |
| First azimuth | 127.70082° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 57.68336° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | White with yellow outer f |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |