Reports Report 3542a (Event 3542-2022)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Ranjit B |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This reporting is based on my camera footage from AMS138 Cam7 and Cam4 and also from hearing from a person who witnessed it from 50 km north from my place. Information on hearing of concurrent sound and smashing into small pieces are based on the person (though not any such details is detected in the stacked photo and video (it may be due to lack of high Dynamic Range as our eyes), and due to excessive bursting light in the core all such details are washed out. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Kolkata, West Bengal (IN) |
| Latitude | 22° 27' 46.57'' N (22.462935°) |
| Longitude | 88° 23' 41.49'' E (88.394859°) |
| Elevation | 4.546834m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2022-05-27 00:51 IST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-05-26 19:21 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 220° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 200° |
| First azimuth | 210° |
| First elevation | 72° |
| Last azimuth | 178° |
| Last elevation | 38° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green, Orange, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | My report is mainly on the basis of camera footage, but one person at 50 km away northwards visually witnessed this fireball near horizon, he (whom I talked with) heard hissing, popping sound (like crackers) instantly. But he did not heard delayed sound from his place. |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It is seen on footage that it exploded as a bolide. No photographic fragmentation is found but the visual witness (whom I talked with) said it was smashed and dispersed around - all sides like small particles. |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |