American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2997a (Event 2997-2022)

Observer
Name Joshua A
Experience Level 5/5
Remarks Entered from the nw traversed dead south. This was the first the second entered 20-30 seconds after the first and followed the same path. The first showered down cosmic rocks tiny pebbles(grains). For the duration that it went over me and my wife. But the second one that was brighter did not. While it followed the same path
Location
Address Michigan City, IN
Latitude 41° 41' 39.62'' N (41.694339°)
Longitude 86° 52' 14.98'' W (-86.870828°)
Elevation 192.710693m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-05-20 22:29 CDT
UT Date & Time 2022-05-21 03:29 UT
Duration ≈45s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 140°
Moving
Facing azimuth 176.37°
First azimuth 346.12°
First elevation 85°
Last azimuth 180.61°
Last elevation 12°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -