Reports Report 1215k (Event 1215-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Courtney B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | We thought it was a roman candle at first, but it definitely wasn't fireworks. I was checking out Tallgrass Prairie with someone else for a star party a few days after that, so there was very little light pollution and we had a very clear view of the skies. I'm reporting it late because I didn't know you can report something like this until just before I started it! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Strong City, KS |
| Latitude | 38° 25' 56.41'' N (38.432335°) |
| Longitude | 96° 33' 29.3'' W (-96.55814°) |
| Elevation | 383.389m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-03-31 21:23 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-04-01 02:23 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 187° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 71.85° |
| First azimuth | 82.61° |
| First elevation | 34° |
| Last azimuth | 72.5° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Sort of a mix between a pop and a crackle, more pop like, but low enough I don't think old ears would have heard it well, but I did just fine. Several seconds after it was no longer visible, we heard another, sort of like thunder, but didn't see anything or that one, so we think it may have been sound from this one. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After it flashed green, it exploded with fragments continuing down in slightly varying degrees from the original trajectory, all of which were only visible a short time. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After it flashed green, it exploded with fragments continuing down in slightly varying degrees from the original trajectory, all of which were only visible a short time. |