Reports Report 6746j (Event 6746-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | C P |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Due to its slowish speed, at first I thought this object may be a plane, then I realized it’s steady (not flashing) burn and then the train and fragmentation were obviously not a plane or satellite. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Pinckney, MI |
| Latitude | 42° 26' 52.23'' N (42.447842°) |
| Longitude | 83° 55' 45.14'' W (-83.929205°) |
| Elevation | 268.190125m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-10-20 00:44 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-10-20 04:44 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 99° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 325.76° |
| First azimuth | 304.11° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 331.11° |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Orange, gold. Like a sparkler. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 11s |
| Length | 6° |
| Remarks | It was starry, like a sparkler, but very slow. It broke into multiple pieces, most/all of which had trains, before they all ‘twinkled’ out. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was starry, like a sparkler, but very slow. It broke into multiple pieces, most/all of which had trains, before they all ‘twinkled’ out. |