Reports Report 966aq (Event 966-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chris T |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | One of the best bolides I've ever seen. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Woodbine, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 19' 5.43'' N (39.318174°) |
| Longitude | 77° 3' 14.28'' W (-77.053966°) |
| Elevation | 171.768982m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-05-01 23:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-05-02 03:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 262.42° |
| First azimuth | 261.78° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 262.24° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Green, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Glowing train, initially white, but then green, and some red when it broke up just above the horizon. No smoke trail that I could discern. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There were two; about 15* above horizon, there was a bright white flash, then about 10* above horizon, a second flash, when it fragmented with white, green and red fragments. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It fragmented during the second flash, about 10* above horizon, and broke into fragments that were white, green, and red. |