Reports Report 1447a (Event 1447-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joshua H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | We cannot tell what it is. I was outside with my mom and shes seen shooting stars, Because of how it went she cannot tell what it was, she could only determine it as a fireball. Huge, bright and yellow-orangish with a tail and "halo" around it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Edenvale, Gauteng (ZA) |
| Latitude | 26° 8' 0.66'' S (-26.133517°) |
| Longitude | 28° 10' 39.71'' E (28.177698°) |
| Elevation | 1649.510132m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-03-16 19:10 SAST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-03-16 17:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down to up |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 63.31° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 66.24° |
| Last elevation | 60° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a sudden flash, one or two, half a second later the "fireball" appeared |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |