Reports Report 1215s (Event 1215-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | craig w |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | i have seen many shooting stars, bright flashes with no train, many different things including the satelites, but i have never seen this before... |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Seneca, SC |
| Latitude | 34° 42' 42.61'' N (34.711836°) |
| Longitude | 82° 56' 44.79'' W (-82.945775°) |
| Elevation | 256.536926m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-05-24 02:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-05-24 06:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 156° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 340° |
| First azimuth | 320° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 340° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 7° |
| Remarks | glowing train that seemed to have sparks |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the flash is what caught my eye, lit up the entire night sky, |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the flash is what caught my eye, lit up the entire night sky, when i looked before it fell into the tree line i saw sparks, bright yellow, and a short train.trail |