Reports Report 952e (Event 952-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | James A |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fountain Hills, AZ |
| Latitude | 33° 31' 0.42'' N (33.516782°) |
| Longitude | 111° 44' 33.47'' W (-111.74263°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-01 19:09 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-02 02:09 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | 352.59013° |
| First elevation | 33° |
| Last azimuth | 31.9089° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | The fireball occurred during bright twilight, and would probably have been a magnitude -6 or brighter object in full darkness. Your website would not let me click the proper icon for the direction, but it was nearly parallel to the horizon traveling from west to east across my line of vision. The fragmentation was moderate but apparent. This was one of three fireballs I witnessed last night, the second of which was an earth-grazer, lasting some 6-7 seconds 60 degrees above the northern horizon (at least) and also fragmenting. The main fireball I\'m reporting terminated approximately 10 degrees above the horizon. Your icon shows 10 degrees to be nearly on the horizon, so please disregard whatever I entered there. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |