Reports Report 1337dc (Event 1337-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Janice T |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | My neighbor was with me and saw it as well. I don't know the EXACT time, to the second. I got back home at 9:30 pm, so we saw the fireball around 9:00, give or take a few minutes. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Irmo, SC |
| Latitude | 34° 9' 35.06'' N (34.15974°) |
| Longitude | 81° 12' 17.93'' W (-81.20498°) |
| Elevation | 86.504m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-04-12 21:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-04-13 01:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 267° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 274.57° |
| First azimuth | 277.26° |
| First elevation | 44° |
| Last azimuth | 95.27° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Just a glowing train. The fireball itself was boxy looking in the front, and the back of it looked a little like the back of an arrow (with two flares coming out) and then a long trail behind it. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | What does fragmentation mean in this case? The back side of it looked a little like the back of an arrow (with two points coming off)...although there was a long single trail. But the main part of the light was whole - not fragmented. |