Reports Report 1562a (Event 1562-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | roger p |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Spectacular! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Satellite beach , FL |
| Latitude | 28° 12' 6.97'' N (28.201936°) |
| Longitude | 80° 35' 42.68'' W (-80.595188°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-12-17 17:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-12-17 22:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 35.75352° |
| First azimuth | 43.0245° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 39.5589° |
| Last elevation | 54° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | white with yellow and a l |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | nothing. But I was on the phone with my son as I say it, and was telling him about it so I may not have noticed a sound if there was one. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | this thing was really, really bright. About as bright as the shuttle going off, but much larger. It was perfectly round, with a long trail, and before it disappeared a bit of it broke off. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As I mentioned, it was as if a part broke off. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |