American Meteor Society

Reports Report 948o (Event 948-2016)

Observer
Name M P
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Tipp City, OH
Latitude 39° 53' 32.81'' N (39.892447°)
Longitude 84° 7' 27.94'' W (-84.124429°)
Elevation 300.672m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-03-08 21:20 EST
UT Date & Time 2016-03-09 02:20 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 230°
Moving
Facing azimuth 292.55°
First azimuth 322.66°
First elevation 40°
Last azimuth 281.01°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It started very small - like a shooting star - but then it got much bigger and looked like something was catching on fire and then falling apart towards the ground.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It started off very small and got much bigger really fast. It looked like something was catching on fire and then broke apart. That part happened very quickly - within 1-2 secs