Reports Report 3398d (Event 3398-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jamie W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've watched meteor showers and seen plenty of shooting stars but have never seen anything this big or this bright. It was beautiful |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ryland Heights, KY |
| Latitude | 38° 57' 38.28'' N (38.960633°) |
| Longitude | 84° 27' 2.78'' W (-84.450772°) |
| Elevation | 249.159m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-09-24 02:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-09-24 06:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 124° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 348.54° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 11.82° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It got brighter like it burned up and then just disappeared. It looked like ball of white surrounded by fire and had a short smoke trail behind it. It was brighter then any star I can see in the sky with naked eye and about 20x the size |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |