Reports Report 2215a (Event 2215-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | William S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Again, it happened just before the International Space Station was directly over Washington, DC, which is why I was looking up. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Washington, DC |
| Latitude | 38° 54' 29.27'' N (38.90813°) |
| Longitude | 77° 3' 28.8'' W (-77.058°) |
| Elevation | 26.777m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-05-17 22:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-05-18 02:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 65° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 302.41° |
| First azimuth | 290.29° |
| First elevation | 85° |
| Last azimuth | 342.71° |
| Last elevation | 87° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -4 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a very quick short fireball, but I saw a little chuff come off. Fun fact: I was looking directly up to see the ISS pass over DC. The fireball "flew" just under it while looking straight/slighty NW. |