| Observer |
|
Name |
Nathan S |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
a friend in the same town a few blocks away immediately called me within one minute to ask if I had seen "the green ball of fire in the sky". |
| Location |
|
Address |
Bristol, VA |
|
Latitude |
36° 37' 54.98'' N (36.631939°)
|
|
Longitude |
82° 7' 45.9'' W (-82.129417°)
|
|
Elevation |
548.302m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2017-10-07 20:06 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-10-08 00:06 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
235° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
259.16° |
|
First azimuth |
257.44° |
|
First elevation |
1° |
|
Last azimuth |
256.88° |
|
Last elevation |
1° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-22 |
|
Color |
Green |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
like the glittery trail of a firework or a sparkler |
