Reports Report 1573m (Event 1573-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tim C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This fireball seem to me to be extremely slow. Another fireball I saw a few years ago lasted maybe 2 seconds, where this one lasted for almost 10 seconds. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Monte Vista, CO |
| Latitude | 37° 32' 24.69'' N (37.540192°) |
| Longitude | 106° 2' 59.56'' W (-106.049879°) |
| Elevation | 2320.773438m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-07-19 22:40 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-07-20 04:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 45° |
| First azimuth | 45° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | White, then blue briefly, then green for a while. Flashed a bit and left red trailings, then faded. Red at the last when it faded. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Main ball flashed a few times after it reached bright green color and small red 'embers' fragmented off. |