Reports Report 1191eg (Event 1191-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Karen I |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was fascinating to witness this in the sky. I was in awe how fast this fireball was traveling and wanted to know if anyone else had witnessed this event also. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oakland Park, FL |
| Latitude | 26° 10' 1.23'' N (26.167008°) |
| Longitude | 80° 10' 44.12'' W (-80.178921°) |
| Elevation | 1.842m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-03-29 06:38 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-03-29 10:38 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 251° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 183.12° |
| First azimuth | 177.9° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 194.3° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | sparks flying from it |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the meteor was streaking very fast through the sky with bright fragments flying out from back of it (Like a giant sparkler), then there was a bright white flash and went out and disappeared completely, there was nothing left to see. Looked like it was going to descend between Oakland Park and Commercial Blvd direction as I was headed toward Oakland Park Blvd to go to work. The sky was still pretty dark. I had my headlights on. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Streaked very fast across sky like it was going to go down, and had bright flashes of light breaking from it like a giant sparkler then, flashed a bright white light, and poof, it went completely out. |