American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3201m (Event 3201-2022)

Observer
Name Teresa C
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I was getting ready to watch the expected meteor shower tau Herculids and around 12:30am I saw what looked like a fireball and my husband also witnessed the "fireball". After that sighting we continued to watch and around 1am I witnessed around 10 shooting stars within 30 minutes. I saw the "fireball" and shooting stars with my eyes (no telescope or binoculars).
Location
Address Highfield-Cascade, MD
Latitude 39° 43' 4.97'' N (39.718046°)
Longitude 77° 29' 17.75'' W (-77.488265°)
Elevation 428.241241m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-05-31 00:30 EDT
UT Date & Time 2022-05-31 04:30 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 19°
First azimuth 30°
First elevation 43°
Last azimuth 30°
Last elevation 39°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color Orange, Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -