Reports Report 9317d (Event 9317-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cindy D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was outside of a Taco Bell in the drive through so it was a brightly lit area. The meteor was still very bright even with the lights between where I was and where the meteor appeared. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Culpeper, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 28' 48.89'' N (38.480248°) |
| Longitude | 77° 58' 55.25'' W (-77.982013°) |
| Elevation | 124.79969m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-12-19 21:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-12-20 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 200° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 339.82° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 335.66° |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball was heading down and to the left and had a large ball at the leading end and a smaller ball trailing that. Both were bright orange. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Same as above, the fireball was in two pieces, the larger was on the leading edge, the second one was smaller, both were bright orange |