Reports Report 1407e (Event 1407-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Donna V |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Unfortunately, I lost it behind trees before I could watch it any further. I happened to be completely looking in that direction when I first saw it so there was no mistaking it out of the corner of my eye or anything like that. I would not be filling this form out if I wasn't sure. My first thought was that an airplane had blown up and this was a piece of metal on fire but I quickly realized otherwise, especially since it was going sideways. It was very large and very bright especially considering it was in the middle of the day. I've never seen a shooting star come anywhere close to this in brightness or size. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wills Point, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 49' 39.26'' N (32.827572°) |
| Longitude | 95° 58' 45.12'' W (-95.979199°) |
| Elevation | 140.614m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-04-18 13:15 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-04-18 18:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 5.08° |
| First azimuth | 349.19° |
| First elevation | 7° |
| Last azimuth | 6.82° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | silvery ball with yellow, orange, and red on the last 1/3 with a very small tail |
| 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 | - |