Reports Report 1882lk (Event 1882-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | April H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | it was an amazing experience i will never forget. I was left in awe. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Phoenix, AZ |
| Latitude | 33° 34' 23.48'' N (33.573189°) |
| Longitude | 112° 7' 14.06'' W (-112.120571°) |
| Elevation | 377.669m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-06-02 03:32 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-06-02 10:32 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 107° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 74.21° |
| First azimuth | 50.23° |
| First elevation | 47° |
| Last azimuth | 99.42° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -25 |
| Color | Dark Purple, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, Brown, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After the fireball vanished from eyesight, about 30 seconds to a minute later I hear four consecutive booms akin to a base drum akin to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMFGlacb7Ok and my pictures from the smoke trail can be seen on my twitter if you follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMFGlacb7Ok |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 27° |
| Remarks | i dont know how to explain the smoke trails but there are pictures of them and they were huge and spiral in shape, one looked like a dragon and it took up a good chunk of the sky for at least half an hour. The train of light behind the meteor as it plummeted was bright, full and very clearly detailed |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | there were two flashes before i saw the fireball directly after one another and blinding bright |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | directly prior to vanishing from eyesight it burst into actual flames ... not light, flames and a top 1/4 of the ball seemed to fragment off the main body during its combustion and subsequent vanishing from my eyesight |