Observer |
Name |
james k |
Experience Level |
1/5
|
Remarks |
AWESOME feeling to have witnessed while others were asleep!!!! |
Location |
Address |
Ashland, OH |
Latitude |
40° 51' 29.16'' N (40.858101°)
|
Longitude |
82° 16' 0.61'' W (-82.266835°)
|
Elevation |
303.372345m |
Time and Duration |
Local Date & Time |
2015-02-17 04:50 EST
|
UT Date & Time |
2015-02-17 09:50 UT
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
Direction |
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
Descent Angle |
202° |
Moving |
Facing azimuth |
83.82° |
First azimuth |
88.08° |
First elevation |
81° |
Last azimuth |
83.53° |
Last elevation |
13° |
Brightness and color |
Stellar Magnitude |
-18 |
Color |
Blue, White |
Concurrent Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Delayed Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Persistent train |
Observation |
Yes |
Duration |
3s |
Length |
50° |
Remarks |
got wider and brighter as it descended, looked white hot and glowed bluish |
Terminal flash |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
tail descended into big blue/white flash like a roman candle going down instead of up |
Fragmentation |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
little tails fragmented from the big blue/white ball |