Reports Report 2409ar (Event 2409-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Don L |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was photographing the milky way when happened. Didn't think camera in right direction but caught it on edge on one frame. Only caught the end, not complete trajectory. Oh well. Several of the train. My first fireball! Thought it was a single firework at first... Very nice. In the photo very bright and it made the fog on Spruce Knob lake in front of me green. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , WV |
| Latitude | 38° 42' 14.96'' N (38.704155°) |
| Longitude | 79° 35' 18.15'' W (-79.588376°) |
| Elevation | 1174.030273m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-06-03 23:48 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-06-04 03:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 150° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 171.03° |
| First azimuth | 158.5° |
| First elevation | 66° |
| Last azimuth | 177.76° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 3° |
| Remarks | it was narrow at ends fatter in middle, fairly straight, same trajectory as meteor flight, as time went on got fainter and and more curvy, one half ended almost at 90 degrees to original. I have a sequence of pictures, was taking milky way shot when this happened. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it seemed brighter at end. I only caught the end on in photo, not complete trajectory. Teardrop shape with very small point in front too. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |