| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | richard c |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Largest I've seen...in person. Just wish I had a camera. For some reason, just seeing more, more often. Might just be the area. Just moved to Virginia. Have seen several in the past 6 months compared to the last say 5 years...anyone else notice? |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Gainesville, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 49' 57.96'' N (38.832767°) |
| Longitude | 77° 44' 42.98'' W (-77.745271°) |
| Elevation | 172.114639m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-05-01 23:50 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-05-02 03:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 319.69° |
| First azimuth | 278.12° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 347.55° |
| Last elevation | 11° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw two distinctive flashes and on faint flash following |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | distinctive frag falling throughout entire visual. Glowing bright oranges and yellows |