Reports Report 2306wh (Event 2306-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | paul a |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving northbound on I-71 and the fireball caught my eye for a few seconds. I thought that I was seeing things, because I had never seen anything like it. Indeed, I have seen smaller meteors entering the atmosphere (shooting stars), but never anything like this. I would have simply forgotten about it unless I had seen this article. Knowing now that I have seen a rare meteorological event, I am kind of excited about it. The information I have entered must be taken as approximations, since it was such a fleeting event--something I observed while driving on a busy highway and seeing it through street lights. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Columbus, OH |
| Latitude | 39° 58' 56.61'' N (39.982391°) |
| Longitude | 82° 59' 4.24'' W (-82.98451°) |
| Elevation | 249.3284m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-23 22:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-24 02:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 357.54° |
| First azimuth | 360° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 350° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It was more like a trail of fire. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |