Reports Report 9030k (Event 9030-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | James F |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I thought for a split second that this fireball was actually a mortar firework that was shot off within a few hundred feet of my observation location. I then realized that it had a perfectly straight trajectory and was coming downwards (from my perspective). It was then that I gasped in my realization. This was the second time that I've witnessed a fireball of this magnitude. The other that I have seen was on January 9th, 2019, and was even more significant. I also submitted a report to you all for that observation. I believe I am the only person who took a video of the January 9th, 2019 meteoroid and turned my recording to the fireball since it was so significant and long-lasting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY7AfyVytvY Thanks for your work in meteors! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Richmond, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 33' 55.34'' N (37.565372°) |
| Longitude | 77° 30' 10.5'' W (-77.502916°) |
| Elevation | 73.208336m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-12-14 22:27 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-12-15 03:27 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 215° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 318.71° |
| First azimuth | 330.58° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 312.89° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was some fragmentation at the ending of the fireball, but it seemed to have the largest chunk intact until the end and it was glowing a bright green color. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was minor fragmentation around the end of the fireball when it glowed bright green. The smaller fragments did not glow as distinctly green and bright as the main mass. |