Reports Report 2230et (Event 2230-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Peter S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball was first spotted by my father (93 years old). We were sitting on our roff top terrace with a glas of wine, when he suddenly said: "Look what is coming down there!" I had to turn about 45° to the right, then I saw the fireball. It was quite slow goin nearly exactly down at North West (315°). It became ever brighter, continouosly, then three samller particels were left behind the main body, shortly after that a fourth particle. The fragments were much fainter then the bright meteor head of max. -7 mag (at least). The meteor vanished without explosion about 15 ° above the horizon. It made a short note on paper with a sketch. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kaarst, Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE) |
| Latitude | 51° 13' 40.12'' N (51.22781°) |
| Longitude | 6° 37' 1.78'' E (6.61716°) |
| Elevation | 42.631088m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-06-29 23:30 CEST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-06-29 21:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 315° |
| First azimuth | 315° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 315° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | 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 | Yes |
| Remarks | Shortly before maximum brightness the bright meteor head left three smaller fragments behind, after that a forth fragment. All fragment were much fainter than the main body. |