Reports Report 4645e (Event 4645-2024)

Observer
Name Nick P
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks Note that since I was in the sea swimming my phone was in my car. When it happened I went to my car and checked the time. When I saw the fireball it was probably about 9:28 am to 9:48 am.
Location
Address (GR)
Latitude 37° 40' 41.1'' N (37.678083°)
Longitude 26° 54' 0.09'' E (26.900024°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-08-25 09:33 EEST
UT Date & Time 2024-08-25 06:33 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 264°
Moving
Facing azimuth 67.46°
First azimuth 88.7°
First elevation 47°
Last azimuth 53.87°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 28°
Remarks It suddenly appeared in the sky. It started off as a bright glowing orange line. It lasted for about 2 seconds and then it exploded.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks There was at the end a bright terminal flash. It was just a little bit brighter than the sun
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -