Reports Report 667c (Event 667-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ian O |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Started high in the sky and streaked across a large area towards the constellation of Orion. As it came closer to the horizon it appeared to pass just under the bottom right corner of Orion (from my viewing location) and appeared more intense than any meteor I have witnessed during any previous meteor shower. I was not looking for meteors nor am I aware of what meteor shower is currently happening if any. I am 100% sure it was in fact a fireball as I do have a casual interest in astronomy and have watched many meteor showers in the past. The only thing I am unsure of is its brightness- it was very bright, colorful and intense and was visible across a large portion of the sky. It was certainly brighter than Venus but I am not familiar with how a magnitude of brightness is usually determined. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Silver Spring, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 5' 53.26'' N (39.098128°) |
| Longitude | 77° 1' 19.97'' W (-77.022214°) |
| Elevation | 107.553703m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-01-26 01:04 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-01-26 06:04 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 222° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 242.61° |
| First azimuth | 245.74° |
| First elevation | 48° |
| Last azimuth | 243.39° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Dark Blue, Blue, Light Blue, Dark Green, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red, Brown, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Started with long white trail that turned green and blue and eventually developed a orange/red glowing tail as in neared the horizon. Streaked across a large portion of the sky and left a faint smoke trail. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Saw the fireball start to fragment as it neared horizon. When it developed the strong yellowish/redish glowing tail pieces of meteorite could be seen burning and fragmenting. Still visible was a greenish vapor trail. |