Reports Report 1041c (Event 1041-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Doug D |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen dozens of fireballs in my lifetime and this is the brightest one I have ever seen, almost enough to be frightening. My directions are approximate, but the fireball paralleled a line drawn from Sirius to Murzim. I was looking at Rigel and Betelgeuse, wondering what it would be like when they supernovae when the fireball brightened my yard. It started to the upper left of Sirius and traveled parallel to a line drawn from Sirius to Murzim about 5 degrees separated and ended to the bellow left of Murzim, almost to the horizon. The glow also pulsated slightly, started bright, going to extremely bright, back to bright and then a final extremely bright pulse. Not sure if that was the meteor or if it traveled through thin clouds. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Macon, GA |
| Latitude | 32° 44' 10.25'' N (32.73618°) |
| Longitude | 83° 44' 17.95'' W (-83.73832°) |
| Elevation | 134.714m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-03-14 00:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-03-14 04:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 143° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 272.42° |
| First azimuth | 230.56° |
| First elevation | 71° |
| Last azimuth | 246.99° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball had a pulse of brightening as it ended, not dramatic, but could be an explosion. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |