Reports Report 1685n (Event 1685-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jessica H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It absolutely stunned me with its beauty! It was so magnificent. I have seen many, many shooting stars in my life, and thus I knew this was no shooting star! Thankfully my dad has been an avid amateur astronomer for years, and I immediately texted him. He lead me to your website, urging me to file an observation report. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Smithville, TN |
| Latitude | 35° 58' 38.78'' N (35.977439°) |
| Longitude | 85° 51' 46.63'' W (-85.862953°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-08-02 22:21 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-08-03 03:21 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 180° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 180° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Glowing, same color as fireball-bright white (diamond). Seemed to sparkle - the first thing the trail made me think of was a Fourth of July sparkler. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |