Observer |
Name |
Trudeau M |
Experience Level |
3/5
|
Remarks |
It seemed so low that at first I thought it was fire works... |
Location |
Address |
Harlingen, TX |
Latitude |
26° 8' 33.4'' N (26.142612°)
|
Longitude |
97° 47' 5.7'' W (-97.784918°)
|
Elevation |
17.276m |
Time and Duration |
Local Date & Time |
2016-08-22 23:01 CDT
|
UT Date & Time |
2016-08-23 04:01 UT
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
Direction |
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
Descent Angle |
98° |
Moving |
Facing azimuth |
4.86° |
First azimuth |
29.26° |
First elevation |
47° |
Last azimuth |
105.33° |
Last elevation |
41° |
Brightness and color |
Stellar Magnitude |
-17 |
Color |
Orange, Yellow, Red |
Concurrent Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Delayed Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Persistent train |
Observation |
Yes |
Duration |
1s |
Length |
- |
Remarks |
From the moment I saw it there was a light train, like fire works all the way until it exploded.. very bright and large |
Terminal flash |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
flare of light until it exploded and send out fragments of light |
Fragmentation |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
Lots of light fragments, which died very quickly |