Reports Report 391g (Event 391-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Terrence W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The flash was short, but I was lucky enough to be looking directly at it when it happened. In case the measurements I gave were wrong, hold out your arm in front of you and with your index finger and thumb, measure about an inch and a half (3.75cm). The flash was almost all at once, but the streak was headed towards the horizon. It was very similar, if not identical, to the brightness of burning a strip of magnesium (2Mg + O2 -> 2MgO). After it happened, I had a blurry shape of the streak in my eyes for about 5 minutes. Almost like looking directly at welding without eye protection. My first thought was a fireball, considering magnesium and phosphorus are abundant in meteors (?) and they emit very bright light when burned. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Decatur, GA |
| Latitude | 33° 49' 1.39'' N (33.817052°) |
| Longitude | 84° 17' 56.37'' W (-84.298991°) |
| Elevation | 294.731m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-02-01 00:29 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-02-01 05:29 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 170° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 78.27° |
| First azimuth | 66.85° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 77.78° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |