Reports Report 1616w (Event 1616-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Carissa S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | At first I thought a plane was crashing. Then I thought it was a shooting star. Then I realized it had to either be space trash or a tiny meteor entering the atmosphere, based on how large, bright, and yellow it became and how it broke up upon entry into the atmosphere. Not like a tiny streaking shooting star that’s very far away. I was raised on a remote farm in Kansas and often watched the night sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Nashville, TN |
| Latitude | 36° 7' 11.34'' N (36.119817°) |
| Longitude | 86° 46' 35.88'' W (-86.776634°) |
| Elevation | 154.044357m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-03-10 19:10 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-03-11 01:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 117° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 74.7° |
| First azimuth | 75.59° |
| First elevation | 52° |
| Last azimuth | 78.38° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Dark yellow to Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Globs of fire broke off the back at the end of the streak. Large fireballs broke off and blinked out. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The streak started tiny and grew larger and brighter then broke apart at the back and disappeared. It got brighter, but Im not sure I’d call it an explosive flash at the end. |