Reports Report 45b (Event 45-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Scotlyn B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was a dark night and we saw lots of shooting stars throughout the night, but this was bright enough to make both of us jump. I even thought it could have been a bomb or nuclear explosion of some kind, or maybe even a star exploding. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Venice, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 7' 7.06'' N (27.118628°) |
| Longitude | 82° 20' 33.01'' W (-82.342502°) |
| Elevation | 5.440685m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-01-03 03:28 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-01-03 08:28 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 63° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 96.46° |
| First azimuth | 95.73° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 101.68° |
| Last elevation | 41° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Purple, Orange, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 9° |
| Remarks | glowing, gaseous orange/red trail that faded out much after white flash. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright white seen out of corner of my eye that quickly drew me to the fireball. Only looked for long enough to see it fade out, but it was very bright and drew attention from the rest of the night sky. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |