Reports Report 375as (Event 375-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chris R |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Holy Shit Wow! This is the 3rd non-shower fireball I have seen, and the neatest by far - it had 3 or 4 or more distinguishable colors, and it visibly split into several small bits near the end of the path I could see. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Austin, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 17' 38.3'' N (30.293972°) |
| Longitude | 97° 43' 13.1'' W (-97.720306°) |
| Elevation | 185.221m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-01-30 18:40 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-01-31 00:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 98° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 157.08° |
| First azimuth | 171.17° |
| First elevation | 38° |
| Last azimuth | 176.69° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Blue, Dark Green, Green, Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | just before it ceased being visible, it broke into a cluster of 4 or so smaller bits, each maybe ~10 degrees off the previous trajectory. These only persisted to be bright enough to see for maybe half a finger length at arms length. btw, on colors, there were a few at different points - really neat blues and greens tinged with yellow I think. |