Reports Report 195e (Event 195-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Leonard C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The first time in my life, I have ever seen this....aside from shooting stars high in the night sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Herndon, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 55' 16.46'' N (38.921239°) |
| Longitude | 77° 23' 50.15'' W (-77.397265°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-02-11 22:45 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-02-12 03:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | 146.29028° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 145.72716° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Glowing...looked like a fireball, with a large tail, but from the point it appeared, relatively low on the visible horizon, it lasted only about 1 second...but looked so big, we thought whatever it was just landed in our neighborhood. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |