Reports Report 462b (Event 462-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | and V |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Coming out of the WB/Scr Penguins hockey game, we were looking up commenting how nice the weather felt and saw the fireball. It happened very, very fast, and with the parking lot lights, we most likely only saw the tail end of the event. Very bright, with a \"sparks\" type of tail that got brighter towards the end with a flash and broke up in at least two pieces. The fireball was white going to green. It really looked like a firework, we realized we just saw a meteor burnup! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wilkes Barre, PA |
| Latitude | 41° 14' 24.15'' N (41.240041°) |
| Longitude | 75° 50' 53.17'' W (-75.848102°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-04-30 21:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-05-01 01:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 221.53183° |
| First azimuth | 204.22778° |
| First elevation | 46° |
| Last azimuth | 237.80431° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | white to green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Appeared to gain brightness, then a strong flash as it split in at least two pieces. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |