Reports Report 2238e (Event 2238-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Isaac D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I understand that this was a small fireball, but as it was bigger than a typical "shooting star" and included multiple mid travel explosions, I felt it worthy to mention on this sight. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Arcadia, MO |
| Latitude | 37° 26' 37.35'' N (37.443708°) |
| Longitude | 90° 33' 47.46'' W (-90.563182°) |
| Elevation | 216.248m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-07-10 21:49 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-07-11 02:49 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 181° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 283.27° |
| First azimuth | 283.45° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 283.25° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 7° |
| Remarks | The train was short, and was the same color as the fireball. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was an explosion midway through the fireball's flight from my perspective. I am not sure if the explosion was the end of the fireball, and what I saw afterwards was inertial burning projectiles, but as far as I can tell, the fireball did not split. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |