Reports Report 1211a (Event 1211-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jessica L |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | By far the closest fireball I've ever saw. I thought for a minute it was a booster from a rocket coming back down, since I live on the space coast, but it was reversed and there was no launch tonight. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Titusville, FL |
| Latitude | 28° 36' 55.09'' N (28.615302°) |
| Longitude | 80° 48' 36.23'' W (-80.810064°) |
| Elevation | 2.32m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-04-02 03:02 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-04-02 07:02 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 190° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 269.71° |
| First azimuth | 218.47° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 231.47° |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 70° |
| Remarks | The fireball was bright green then turned yellow and red then white, it dissipated and left a grey trail that disappeared from top to bottom. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When the fireball turned white, it got much brighter before disappearing. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |