Reports Report 2241c (Event 2241-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Zane N |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | By far the largest fireball I've ever seen, including multiple times camping to watch the Perseids, and a couple of years of observation while taking college astronomy. Have been to multiple observatories, even lived in very rural parts of TX many years (minimal light pollution) but this was definitely a first for me. It was the size of my entire fingertip on an outstretched arm against the horizon, with a magnitude to match. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Austin, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 9' 9'' N (30.1525°) |
| Longitude | 97° 46' 4.63'' W (-97.767953°) |
| Elevation | 179.304m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-06-26 23:03 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-06-27 04:03 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 120° |
| First azimuth | 118° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 120° |
| Last elevation | 8° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | The train was almost white directly along the edge of the bright green fireball, but more yellow as it stretchex up, almost entirely straight up, as far as the eye could see. Entire thing was over in about 2.5 secs, including roughly 1 second of the apparent train. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |