Reports Report 1775h (Event 1775-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Leah B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've observed one other fireball in Virginia 3 years ago and learned about it months later in a planetary geology class at George Mason University. I knew this was a fireball the moment I saw it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hollins, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 21' 48.05'' N (37.363347°) |
| Longitude | 79° 56' 38.48'' W (-79.944023°) |
| Elevation | 345.190643m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-04-16 23:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-04-17 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 124° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 42.73° |
| First azimuth | 51.31° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 77.07° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | Glowing |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Big bright flare of first white and then green light. Flared up and then burned down to a glow before disappearing |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |