Reports Report 2132akc (Event 2132-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Robert H |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | I am an astronomer at Ohio Wesleyan University. For some reason (being so surprised, I guess), I did not think to record the precise time of the event, but I did carefully note the location of the trail relative to the Great Square so that I could reconstruct the path from memory as best I could. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Powell, OH |
| Latitude | 40° 10' 19.05'' N (40.171958°) |
| Longitude | 83° 5' 37.46'' W (-83.093739°) |
| Elevation | 284.046722m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-09-27 23:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-09-28 03:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 155° |
| First azimuth | 130° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 180° |
| Last elevation | 60° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Blue or Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 60s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | It was a glowing train consisting of yellow and white "sparks" similar to those produce by many fireworks. It was definitely not straight; it appeared to corkscrew. It's brightness steadily but slowly decayed for at least 30 second, probably longer. I stretched out my arms and determined that it was about three fists wide. It was directly beneath the Great Square of Pegasus, near the border with Pisces. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I only caught the end of the fireball itself. It was bright blue flickering on the ground which got me to turn around and look up; I saw the blue of the fireball for only a fraction of a second at the end of the trail, but not at its brightest. So it probably is not best described as a terminal flash that I saw. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |