American Meteor Society

Reports Report 7597a (Event 7597-2021)

Observer
Name Kasey M
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Edwardsville, IL
Latitude 38° 46' 56.26'' N (38.782295°)
Longitude 89° 58' 49.08'' W (-89.980301°)
Elevation 174.457489m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-11-12 00:20 CST
UT Date & Time 2021-11-12 06:20 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 290°
Moving
Facing azimuth 338.45°
First azimuth 351.13°
First elevation 85°
Last azimuth 288.37°
Last elevation 70°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 20s
Length 10°
Remarks Dark gray smoke trail that dissipated slowly. Almost like a jet trail in the sky but went away within about 30 seconds.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks My boyfriend saw it first and said it got brighter & I saw it once it was already bright. It looked like a flare flying through the sky. I initially thought it was one but then it disappeared and we saw the trail. It was awesome.
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -