Reports Report 1511cq (Event 1511-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Taylor L |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | #1 most spectacular sky observation of my current human experience |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Roanoke, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 16' 15.45'' N (37.270958°) |
| Longitude | 79° 56' 29.21'' W (-79.941447°) |
| Elevation | 285.344574m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-07-17 21:25 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-07-18 01:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 99.36° |
| First azimuth | 90.85° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 102.93° |
| Last elevation | 8° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | bright glowing orange/red fire train/tail about 8 times longer than the glowing white ball |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | instantly after the fireball disappeared from my view behind the buildings i saw dim flashes, slightly scattered, similar to fireworks or in-cloud heat lightning, in a small dome-ish radius |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |