Reports Report 2827av (Event 2827-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kristin R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Nacogdoches, TX |
| Latitude | 31° 42' 25.55'' N (31.707098°) |
| Longitude | 94° 38' 6.63'' W (-94.635176°) |
| Elevation | 119.333m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-08-19 00:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-08-19 05:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 239° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 41.55° |
| First azimuth | 56.44° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 284.63° |
| Last elevation | 2° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Blue, Orange, Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It sounded like a firework whistle or jet passing by (but we know for sure it wasn’t a firework). |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Like when you light a match, the flash is bright at first; the same thing with the fireball. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After it flashed, the center of the original mass broke into a mass, and it kept sailing toward the horizon like a meteor. |