Reports Report 901aj (Event 901-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cynthia P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was much larger and much closer than any of the meteorite showers I've observed, I've never seen anything that amazing in the sky before and I'm a star gazer, always looking for planets visible to the naked eye, I don't use a telescope. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Citra, FL |
| Latitude | 29° 19' 49.23'' N (29.330341°) |
| Longitude | 82° 8' 49.6'' W (-82.147112°) |
| Elevation | 20.358m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-03-05 20:02 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-03-06 01:02 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 257° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 267.85° |
| First azimuth | 264.96° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 14.04° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Ball of light with a long tail that lingered for a second after the fireball left my field of vision. I was on the phone at the time and started yelling into the phone from excitement. Didn't hear any sound. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |