Reports Report 8050y (Event 8050-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Judy M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | On vacation, I was assisting my husband with his new telescope. I don’t know if it is helpful, but I had just read him the coordinates from the Skyview app on my phone: 37degrees 45’ 15.87 N 79degrees 26’ 10.54” W. It was a clear night and he was attempting to focus on some stars in Orion. Sirius was also bright. I have a photo of our view, but I took it as a record about 15 minutes after I saw the fireball. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lexington, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 45' 15.45'' N (37.754292°) |
| Longitude | 79° 26' 10.26'' W (-79.436183°) |
| Elevation | 380.91571m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-11-23 22:28 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-11-24 03:28 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 14° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 121.24° |
| First azimuth | 111.58° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 108.43° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Just before it disappeared it became larger and a very bright white. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |