Reports Report 4829n (Event 4829-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tim S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The arc was from north to north-east and very low in the sky, just above the tree line. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Springfield, KY |
| Latitude | 37° 47' 14.76'' N (37.787432°) |
| Longitude | 85° 13' 14.73'' W (-85.220758°) |
| Elevation | 242.438m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-01 20:55 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-02 01:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 143° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 40.22° |
| First azimuth | 21.4° |
| First elevation | 17° |
| Last azimuth | 37.69° |
| Last elevation | 9° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Just before the fireball disappeared, it split into two approximately same sized beads, one behind the other. There may have been a small fragment between them. It was a fraction of a second between the split and disappearance. Just before the split, there was a red fringe above and below the white to faint yellow main streak. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As stated above, just before it went out, the head of the meteor split into two roughly same-sized beads, one trailing the other by about two bead diameters. A smaller fragment was briefly between the beads, then they all disappeared. |