Reports Report 1414p (Event 1414-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Deb B |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | It was something I will never forget. I've never experienced anything like it in all the years I've been watching shooting stars. Amazing....just absolutely amazing. It didn't travel across the sky, but fell straight down out of the sky. One huge shooting star that was so brillant, and a thick streak of light. It appeared suddenly over the Gulf of Mexico sky....nothing was in the sky or near at the time. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Orange Beach, AL |
| Latitude | 30° 16' 25.61'' N (30.27378°) |
| Longitude | 87° 34' 14.1'' W (-87.570583°) |
| Elevation | 4.936m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-04-18 22:05 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-04-19 03:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 158.12° |
| First azimuth | 171.03° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 154.67° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It appears as a bright flash falling what seemed to be straight down. Like a huge bright falling star falling straight down to earth. There was a very long tail following that faded with small bright dots in the tail end of the appearance. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As it fell straight down to the earth, it appeared of have just a few bright then fading dots in the tail end. |