Reports Report 926ad (Event 926-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | kevin b |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | Seen from Morgan County Observatory outside during star party, I was the only one facing the right direction. I quickly told the few others there about it and pointed, but nobody turned around fast enough before it was gone. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Berkeley Springs, WV |
| Latitude | 39° 28' 55.1'' N (39.481971°) |
| Longitude | 78° 13' 17.67'' W (-78.221574°) |
| Elevation | 308.112396m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-04-17 21:05 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-04-18 01:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 171° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 89.73° |
| First azimuth | 88.63° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 92.12° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | like a short thin triangle, much smaller than the fireball |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the whole thing happened very quickly and it got brighter very fast, ending in a flash then disappeared |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | smaller pieces near the train mostly on the right side |