Reports Report 3903vv (Event 3903-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Justin C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Was one of the most fantastic things I have ever seen. This is my second fireball to view, and was much better than the first. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tupelo, MS |
| Latitude | 34° 15' 30.16'' N (34.258379°) |
| Longitude | 88° 42' 55.99'' W (-88.715554°) |
| Elevation | 84.399m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-10-12 06:46 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-10-12 11:46 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 174.87° |
| First azimuth | 100.77° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 232.22° |
| Last elevation | 46° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Glowing trail that was a solid beam to a very short distance (length 4 times the size of the fireball) to the immediate proximal end and then fragmented into a bright, broken chain of greenish red dots. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a very bright first "explosion" of light right after I noticed it, then a second, less intense burst. After the second burst, there was a very short train of greenish red color with no associated fireball in front of it. |