Reports Report 2850l (Event 2850-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Eric J |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | 3:40AM EDST by my clock.By far, the largest and brightest fireball I have ever seen. Even the fragments at the end were bigger than any other others I'd seen. I may have only caught the end of it, but it was parallel to and very low on the horizon, perhaps because it might have been so far east over the Atlantic. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wilmington, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 32' 21.57'' N (42.539325°) |
| Longitude | 71° 8' 57.27'' W (-71.149243°) |
| Elevation | 31.115m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-08-10 03:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-08-10 07:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 95° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 82.81° |
| First azimuth | 55.73° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 98.08° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Broke apart near the horizon but each fragment stayed bright |