Reports Report 5277y (Event 5277-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Candy D |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This was very cool to see and I wish I had been able to get a video of it occurring. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cynthiana, KY |
| Latitude | 38° 17' 34.79'' N (38.292997°) |
| Longitude | 84° 24' 58.83'' W (-84.416343°) |
| Elevation | 277.311035m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-09-02 06:12 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-09-02 10:12 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 254° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 251.22° |
| First azimuth | 255.81° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 244.17° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Driving on US-62 West (Cynthiana, KY) at 6:12am on Sept. 2, 2021, going toward Scott Co (KY) and what looked like a very bright falling star with a fiery tail behind it was in front of me in the sky. It looked like the tail burned out right before the star disappeared. I am not sure of the total duration of the falling star, just when I noticed it in front of my view while driving, how bright it was and that it appeared to have a fiery tail as it was falling and burned out. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |