American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2324ae (Event 2324-2015)

Observer
Name Valerie B
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I am 52 years old and have only observed one other fireball in my life (when I was 12 years old living in the Middle East, DURING THE DAYTIME!). This one was also very impressive -- you could actually see the fire on the tail. I was wondering if it impacted because it went so low on the horizon?
Location
Address Austin, TX
Latitude 30° 25' 59.29'' N (30.433137°)
Longitude 97° 49' 51.12'' W (-97.830866°)
Elevation 279.265564m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-09-19 21:00 CDT
UT Date & Time 2015-09-20 02:00 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 256°
Moving
Facing azimuth 45°
First azimuth 60°
First elevation 51°
Last azimuth 35°
Last elevation 19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -26
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -