Reports Report 4343d (Event 4343-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jamie Z |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Again, I'm a casual observer, by no means do I consider myself an amateur astronomer, but I work as a freelance photographer, have photographed and observed multiple meteor showers, know science and the night skies and this was absolutely unlike anything I've ever seen. Significantly lower and larger, the trail and explosion were similar in size to the large, halide parking lot light 100m away ('basketball sized') and burnt out right above the same light on the line of the horizon from where I was standing (slightly elevated in relation to the light). It burned longer, about 3 sec, a trail of irradescent white with neon green and violet along the edges of the trail and actually ended in a visible explosion of an awesome, bright, white light that I have a tough time relating to anything I know. Obviously, it stuck with me, enough so that it lead me to this site and am incredibly curious about what I saw. The said, if you have any additional information, I'd be interested in hearing it and feel free to pass it on. Thanks! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Saint Paul, MN |
| Latitude | 45° 0' 58.31'' N (45.016196°) |
| Longitude | 93° 6' 19.15'' W (-93.10532°) |
| Elevation | 292.644m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-10-23 02:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-10-23 07:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 238° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 12° |
| First azimuth | 12° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 9° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Purple, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was very much like what a match head looks like when it flares after it ignites but then almost immediately burns out but faster. It was directional, the explosion part itself, moving right to left and down, close to the horizon, rotund and an incredibly bright white. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |