Reports Report 3262iv (Event 3262-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dan P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | So far this year, I have witnessed 4 "shooting stars" and now this Fireball. 3 of the shooting stars occurred approximately 3-5 days before the Perseid; the 4th was 2 nights ago. We have a large deck that makes it relatively easy to view these events. Prior to this year, I had maybe seen 4 shooting stars in my life. I sit on my deck every night it isn't raining which would account for the uptick in "shooting stars" observed. I apologize for not reporting any prior events, I was unaware that this information was documented. Now I know. Good luck and please feel free to contact me with any questions. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | St. Peters, MO |
| Latitude | 38° 45' 26.07'' N (38.757241°) |
| Longitude | 90° 34' 5.8'' W (-90.568279°) |
| Elevation | 176.47m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-08-27 20:39 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-08-28 01:39 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 104° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 263.2° |
| First azimuth | 151.14° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 288.54° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | When it caught my eye it was very dim yellow. As it crossed my field of view it got EXTREMELY bright white and then dimmed out yellow as it disappeared towards the west |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | It appeared to have a tail that lasted approximately 1.5 seconds behind it before fading. The tail was relatively long |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | About half the distance from start to finish it erupted into an extremely bright white flash. Not bright enough to light up the entire sky but almost as if high beams on a car had been switched on. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |