Reports Report 5814cu (Event 5814-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cindy S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was the biggest, brightest, longest lasting shooting star I have ever observed! Most appear bright, far away, thread-like trails and fleeting where one may question if the actually saw it or was a trick of the eye. There was no mistaking this one. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Montgomeryville, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 14' 11.46'' N (40.236516°) |
| Longitude | 75° 14' 27.63'' W (-75.241007°) |
| Elevation | 139.982224m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-11-22 17:23 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-11-22 22:23 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 190° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 333.87° |
| First azimuth | 320.53° |
| First elevation | 57° |
| Last azimuth | 324.7° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | The trail looked solid, bright and like that of a firework. It was wider, more brilliant and persistent than that of any shooting star I’ve ever observed. And, it was much larger, closer that I thought the meteor causing it probably landed rather than combusted! |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was not particularly large or significantly brighter than the trail |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |