Reports Report 1787h (Event 1787-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Thomas H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Most intense fireball I've seen in quite a long time. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Grambling, LA |
| Latitude | 32° 31' 28.2'' N (32.524499°) |
| Longitude | 92° 42' 34.16'' W (-92.70949°) |
| Elevation | 90.531685m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-08-20 23:00 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-08-21 04:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 266.87° |
| First azimuth | 241.05° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 270.67° |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | white streak to green starburst at fragmentation, surrounded by multiple small streaks, then dipping below building in front of us, pale white-green train, then quickly fading. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | white streak into green flash 1/2 size of full moon |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | fragmentation was starburst of multiple smaller streaks of greens, pale blues and white. |