Reports Report 1143bo (Event 1143-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Reese S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was viewing the Jupiter-Venus-Mercury planetary triad (roughly due west) and the meteor came from behind me and to my right, so viewing angles are approximate, because I wasn't directly facing fireball when I first noticed it. Also the brightest/largest fireball I've ever seen (although admittedly my meteor viewing experience is limited to a handful of meteor showers) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mt Joy, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 6' 45.17'' N (40.112548°) |
| Longitude | 76° 29' 58.81'' W (-76.49967°) |
| Elevation | 110.875824m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-05-26 21:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-05-27 01:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 344.91° |
| First azimuth | 0.79° |
| First elevation | 17° |
| Last azimuth | 309.58° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1.5s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | Bright tail behind the fireball that followed it across the sky, but did not persist after the fireball disappeared |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |