Reports Report 417b (Event 417-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | james F |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | i suspect the fireball was visible for much longer, but i only caught site of it as i'd looked up at the moon and caught it out of the corner of my eye. when i looked at it, it was already very bright and large in the sky. Maybe half the size of the half moon or just a bit smaller. I followed it from about 80 degrees until it disappeared behind a nearby building. the tail broke off in pieces and it appeared to be heading somewhere quite nearby, though, obviously, it's hard to say. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bethlehem, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 37' 7.77'' N (40.618825°) |
| Longitude | 75° 22' 55.57'' W (-75.382103°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-04-13 23:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-04-14 03:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 226.01575° |
| First azimuth | 236.76065° |
| First elevation | 80° |
| Last azimuth | 238.16323° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | yellowish white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 12.5° |
| Remarks | there was a main short train that broke off in pieces about a 5th of the size of the fireball and seemed to sparkle a little bit. it was dark, so i couldn't see smoke. the train was the same color as the fire ball, only slightly less bright. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | as described before, the train seemed to pull apart into smaller pieces about a 5th of the size of the fireball, not quite as bright, but the same color |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |