Reports Report 1775iz (Event 1775-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Robert G |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I have experienced a few (2-4) meteors in my time (21), this was by far the closest I have ever felt to one, felt as if it could have landed on Dam Neck base, if not, with in a couple dozen miles in the Atlantic Ocean right off the coast of the Dam Neck area. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Virginia Beach, VA |
| Latitude | 36° 46' 51.13'' N (36.780869°) |
| Longitude | 75° 59' 3.98'' W (-75.984439°) |
| Elevation | 2.647073m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-04-16 22:56 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-04-17 02:56 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 126° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 55.75° |
| First azimuth | 38.14° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 62.3° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Extremely brighter than initial entry view which was also already very bright, then suddenly gone after flash |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |