Reports Report 556dm (Event 556-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Seenu B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I knew it was a celestial object, but this was the brightest shooting star I ever saw, seemed like it was coming down almost vertical while I was driving facing South-West at around 45mph. If I didn't know any better, I would've thought it blew up rihgt above Manassas and/or Dumfries area based on the direction I was facing, but when I later heard on the radio about it, I realized these things could burn up as high as 80 miles above the Earth's surface so I am sure it was way too far from Fairfax, but seemed most certainly in the South-West direction. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fairfax, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 51' 30.99'' N (38.858607°) |
| Longitude | 77° 23' 16.93'' W (-77.388037°) |
| Elevation | 130.779739m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-02-27 19:05 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-02-28 00:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 240.72° |
| First azimuth | 231.46° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 234.61° |
| Last elevation | 60° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A momentary flash following the trail of light, big and bright and blue, which very quickly disappeared |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |