I have never seen a meteor flash that brightly before. I have seen many “fireballs” before. This was a unique experience.
Location
Address
Chattanooga, TN
Latitude
35° 10' 2.28'' N (35.167301°)
Longitude
85° 9' 34.47'' W (-85.159574°)
Elevation
274.320984m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-06-22 21:20 EDT
UT Date & Time
2022-06-23 01:20 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
331°
Moving
Facing azimuth
261.09°
First azimuth
284.94°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
255.97°
Last elevation
60°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Purple, Light Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
90s
Length
10°
Remarks
Very dense smoke trail. Faded out after 90 secs or so.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Extremely bright, purplish-white flash outlined in green. Reminded me of a welding arc. It broke into smaller fragments that lasted only a fraction of a second. Dense smoke trail remained.
