Reports Report 8848b (Event 8848-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pat G |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I only wish I was underneath it. Seen very low above the WSW horizon, below Venus, it had two or three distinct brightenings. Knowing altitude/distance of commercial aircraft, estimate this meteor was very bright over OK/TX/NM. Here, in Illinois, it was as only as bright as Saturn during its brightest flashes, with Venus and Jupiter nearby. Excellent! Only saw it because I was looking at Venus/Saturn/Jupiter, and at the moment, Venus, when it appeared. Had I been looking 30 degrees or more away, I wouldn't have noticed, it was so low and so dimmed by distance. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rantoul, IL |
| Latitude | 40° 16' 6.1'' N (40.268361°) |
| Longitude | 88° 8' 10.34'' W (-88.136205°) |
| Elevation | 222.526505m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-12-12 18:13 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-12-13 00:13 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 214° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 246.21° |
| First azimuth | 250.25° |
| First elevation | 7° |
| Last azimuth | 245.02° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -4 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |