Reports Report 4311t (Event 4311-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jonathan C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Reported time is approximate (+/- 5 minutes or so). I witnessed the fireball from my porch, so the upper portion of the sky was blocked by the porch roof; for this reason, it is possible that the fireball was visible at a higher altitude than what I have reported. The only reason that I witnessed the fireball was because I had stepped outside to investigate why ALL of the neighborhood dogs had begun howling; the howling stopped shortly after the fireball disappeared. I cannot say that there is a correlation between the dogs behavior and the meteor, but found it intriguing since I rarely hear all of the dogs howling at once and I did not see or hear anything that would ordinarily trigger this behavior from the dogs. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Abingdon, VA |
| Latitude | 36° 41' 24.44'' N (36.690123°) |
| Longitude | 82° 3' 15.4'' W (-82.054278°) |
| Elevation | 653.931m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-11-14 20:52 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-11-15 01:52 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 190° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 323° |
| First azimuth | 323° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 320° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Blue, White |
| 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 | - |