Reports Report 824a (Event 824-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Andrea H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Was a bit confused when i saw it, though it was quick, i didnt know what it was. It started out like a shooting star, but then sort of looked like a firework falling back to earth. I kept waiting to see if i'd see another (firework) but never did. Did not know that it was a fireball until watching the news today |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Havre de Grace, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 32' 43.27'' N (39.545354°) |
| Longitude | 76° 6' 56.86'' W (-76.115794°) |
| Elevation | 33.806274m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-03-01 20:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-03-02 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 207° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 221.02° |
| First azimuth | 239.96° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 215.34° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When it started, i thought it was a shooting star, within a second, i thought it was a firework (though there was no sound. As it got closer to earth, it got wider and looked like a firework looks as its sizzling out. It seemed pretty close because it disappeared/extinguished in the tree line with a final flash/sizzle. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I'm guessing the fragmentation was the very end. It didn't look like one piece, as it went out, it looked like one larger bright piece surrounded by smaller bright pieces, as it went out. |