American Meteor Society

Reports Report 5942x (Event 5942-2021)

Observer
Name Caelan C
Experience Level 5/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Dillsburg, PA
Latitude 40° 6' 20.62'' N (40.105727°)
Longitude 77° 1' 36.23'' W (-77.02673°)
Elevation 193.265991m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-09-24 20:47 EDT
UT Date & Time 2021-09-25 00:47 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 250°
Moving
Facing azimuth 246.66°
First azimuth 224.96°
First elevation 90°
Last azimuth 268.87°
Last elevation 59°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 30°
Remarks Grey trail that looked like smoke, faded after 4 or 5 seconds
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It almost looked like a firework. It was red and then when it popped it was almost orange/yellow. When it popped it looked like sparks from an angle grinder almost.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It popped and it just looked like sparks that quickly faded in about a second.