Reports Report 6470fn (Event 6470-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pat O |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I'm 67 and have seen many shooting stars, comets, and others in the sky. From California to the south and northern states, Colorado was the best by the way. I have never seen anything like this! I consider myself a very lucky person. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Aiken, SC |
| Latitude | 33° 30' 25.68'' N (33.507134°) |
| Longitude | 81° 38' 53.61'' W (-81.648226°) |
| Elevation | 138.542862m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-10-10 22:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-10-11 02:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 307° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 182.16° |
| First azimuth | 174.15° |
| First elevation | 48° |
| Last azimuth | 207.2° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -25 |
| Color | Blue, Orange, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Bright white tracer light behind which turned red then to orange and as it seemed to blow up or explode blue light with the others. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Looked a lot like fireworks/skyrocket except better. The flash or when it seemed to explode was colorful with the white light turning red, orange, and at the time it flashed blue was added. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |