Reports Report 6659c (Event 6659-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jenna M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen many meteor showers, plenty of planes, satellites, planets. This was NOT like any of those. It looked so red/orange/gold, and it was so bright and SO long! It was one streak. I don't think it was a burning plane because of how high up it still was when the light died. I think a burning plane would have kept burning and would look smokey? It was dark outside. This one was so very bright. I'm struck. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Saint Paul, MN |
| Latitude | 44° 58' 59.08'' N (44.983077°) |
| Longitude | 93° 9' 20.81'' W (-93.15578°) |
| Elevation | 281.661987m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-12-17 17:30 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-12-17 23:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 238.47° |
| First azimuth | 234.59° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 246.63° |
| Last elevation | 32° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red, Brown |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 13° |
| Remarks | The train started shorter then got longer as it went along. It stayed bright but then the trail broke in the middle, the front kept going, then the back fizzled out, then the front died. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The trail broke... So the front half was still burning, and the second back half still glowed as it died. I'm not sure if this is what you mean by fragmentation. |