Reports Report 6092e (Event 6092-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dorothy S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The precise location was difficult to recall because we were in a moving car. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cana, VA |
| Latitude | 36° 35' 35.34'' N (36.593149°) |
| Longitude | 80° 40' 41.22'' W (-80.678117°) |
| Elevation | 448.632965m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-09-29 01:32 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-09-29 05:32 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 159° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 321.97° |
| First azimuth | 301.43° |
| First elevation | 77° |
| Last azimuth | 306.01° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | White, the dot and it's trail was as bright as the sun but it didn't cast the light of the sun on our environment. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a big dot with a trail of small particles, like an extra bright/big meteor with more well defined fragmented trail. The main dot appeared first. As it moved from left to right, the trail fragments became more defined and further behind the main dot. |