Reports Report 3427b (Event 3427-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Clint D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | There were an abnormal amount of meteors that night (the normal shooting stars type). I watched the meteor shower back in August and didn't see as many, but then this was in an area with less light pollution. Either way, stargazing is a common thing for me, and I've never seen that many shooting stars in one night, much less a fireball. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dahlonega, GA |
| Latitude | 34° 30' 20.7'' N (34.50575°) |
| Longitude | 84° 2' 49.29'' W (-84.047026°) |
| Elevation | 457.251434m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-14 22:50 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-15 03:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 341.19° |
| First azimuth | 332.89° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 336.06° |
| Last elevation | 8° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | There was a very clear, distinct white line that the object traced in the sky that continued to glow shortly after the object passed by, about the same color as the fireball itself |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I didn't see the end of the trajectory because it disappeared behind the house, but just before it did I thought I saw what looked like a small piece break off of the larger mass. The Fragment was about 5% the size of the original mass, to make a rough estimate. |