| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Terri S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | casual astronomer since late 1960's, brightest fireball I have ever seen. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | McSherrystown, PA |
| Latitude | 39° 48' 32.45'' N (39.809014°) |
| Longitude | 77° 1' 18.41'' W (-77.02178°) |
| Elevation | 169.544m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-10-04 22:21 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-10-05 02:21 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 196° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 340.32° |
| First elevation | 57° |
| Last azimuth | 333.76° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Pink, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | glow, fading sparkle |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |