September, 10th 2007 fireball
Observing report (J. Holton)
Observing location and time
Time : 19 h 59UT
Observing site : Peyrestortes
Geographical coordinates : lat. = 42° 45' 12.71" N ; lon. = 02° 51' 05.28" E
Comments : 10 km NW of Perpignan. Perfect and clear sky, moonless and without extraneous lightning.
Trajectory
Beginning : --
End : --
Comments : Trajectory from SSE to NNW.
Fireball parameters :
Apparent magnitude: -4 (?)
Duration: 4 to 7 seconds
Color: --
Fragmentation: --
Persistant train: yes
Apparent speed: --
Sound: --
Shower: --
Comments : The object was at least ten times brighter than the brightest star (magnitude 63 to -4 ?). It's size was 5 to 10 times this of the planet venus, and the train was 20 times larger.