Reports Report 176f (Event 176-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jenee |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was the most beautiful and largest fireball I have ever seen, truly magnificent. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Houston, TX |
| Latitude | 29° 47' 5.05'' N (29.784735°) |
| Longitude | 95° 23' 23.6'' W (-95.389888°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-02-06 20:35 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-02-07 02:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270.9711° |
| First azimuth | 289.65394° |
| First elevation | 67° |
| Last azimuth | 266.77557° |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | The fireball was huge and bright. The train was vivid, intensely orange like the ball and noticeably long and fragmented, as though you could see individual chunks before they burned up. It was the largest fireball with the most distinct train I have seen in my life. I actually thought it had to be a plane on fire because it was so vivid, so large, so distinct in its features, and the train itself was clearly fiery debris. I actually waited with baited breath for a large |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | The trail seemed to be made up of large fragments of the ball itself. Very beautiful and bright as the ball itself. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |