Reports Report 657bi (Event 657-2015)

Observer
Name Robin H
Experience Level 5/5
Remarks Time of fireball: 19:44:10 UT Time of sound: 19:47:45 UT Coordinates: Start: RA 16h00m Decl +58 deg End: RA 07h20m Decl -19 deg
Location
Address (DE)
Latitude 47° 59' 46.51'' N (47.996253°)
Longitude 8° 54' 57.74'' E (8.91604°)
Elevation 712.410828m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-03-15 20:44 CET
UT Date & Time 2015-03-15 19:44 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 93°
Moving
Facing azimuth 111.47°
First azimuth 22.94°
First elevation 27°
Last azimuth 188.16°
Last elevation 21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks A bang, 215 seconds after the visual appearance.
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 99.99°
Remarks Just fafded away. The train may have been visible longer, but the sky was covered by some cirrus clouds.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Terminal flash with fragmentation into many pieces.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Some fragmentation already along the train and then fragmentation into many pieces at the end.