Fireball report

Reports Report 1658d (Event 1658-2018)

Observer
Name	Fabian Z
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Plochingen, Baden-Württemberg (DE)
Latitude	48° 42' 25.75'' N (48.707152°)
Longitude	9° 25' 59.74'' E (9.43326°)
Elevation	330.151672m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2018-05-05 22:45 CEST
UT Date & Time	2018-05-05 20:45 UT
Duration	≈1.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	232°

Moving
Facing azimuth	153.09°
First azimuth	158.64°
First elevation	49°
Last azimuth	140.23°
Last elevation	39°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-17
Color	Light Yellow

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	There was a bright flash as the primary component broke into two pieces.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Both of the individual pieces (see above) continued glowing briefly before extinguishing. The larger component probably had another flash before disappearing but I can't be 100% certain.

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