Reports Report 749n (Event 749-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alison U |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This was a very, very large fireball with lots of color. It made a very sudden appearance as I happened to be observing the sky since it was a perfectly clear night. we have little to no light pollution making it easy to observe meteor showers. As mentioned in a previous box, the fireball moved from right to left (east toward north). I was standing facing the NE sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Burlington, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 46' 6.58'' N (41.768495°) |
| Longitude | 72° 54' 33.15'' W (-72.909209°) |
| Elevation | 187.50322m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-26 23:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-27 03:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 35.29° |
| First azimuth | 32.74° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 29.8° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Dark Green, Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | as it moved closer toward the horizon (from what seemed east to north- I was facing NE, it moved from my right to left) it seemed to fall apart with bursts of color: bright green, orange, yellow light blue. it had a whitish light blue long tail. very very bright, brighter than the moon...it hurt my eyes. I lost sight of it as it fell towards the horizon and it seemed to disappear. No sounds. It was amazing. |