I take a 20 minute walk every nite for 10 years and have seen many meteors. This is only my second fireball
Location
Address
Hobe Sound, FL
Latitude
27° 6' 4.83'' N (27.101341°)
Longitude
80° 8' 53.07'' W (-80.148074°)
Elevation
3.552382m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-11-04 21:30 EST
UT Date & Time
2024-11-05 02:30 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
182°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
90°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-28
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
20°
Remarks
Burst into 4 separate trails
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fireball was coming directly toward me, so all I saw was a large orange ball about 4 times the size of a full moon. No tail. Then it burst into 4 orange streaks going in 4 different directions with 4 separate smoke trails. No sound. Really thought it was going to hit me. Since it was coming toward me it lasted much longer than I am used to seeing.
