Reports Report 4566b (Event 4566-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Felix S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Having witnessed already several fireballs, this one even though not being able to directly observe the terminal flash, was something new to me. Everything around us was lit up as in bright daylight and blinding like a camera flash. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Killalough Cross, County Cork (IE) |
| Latitude | 51° 56' 30.5'' N (51.941805°) |
| Longitude | 8° 23' 27.24'' W (-8.390899°) |
| Elevation | 48.185116m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-08-12 02:14 IST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-08-12 01:14 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 163° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 134.56° |
| First azimuth | 156.21° |
| First elevation | 67° |
| Last azimuth | 176.74° |
| Last elevation | 63° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Smoke train came mostly from what seemed to be a fragment was kind of glowing and very visible against the night sky |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | We were driving in a car, suddenly everything thing around us was bright. As during the day for around 0.2 - 0.5 seconds another half a second later a green fireball came into field of view, which was obscured by the roof of the car before |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | See above answer |