American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3987y (Event 3987-2022)

Observer
Name Crystal H
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks
Location
Address Rexburg, ID
Latitude 43° 49' 2.96'' N (43.81749°)
Longitude 111° 51' 39.18'' W (-111.860884°)
Elevation 1474.523071m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-07-12 22:15 MDT
UT Date & Time 2022-07-13 04:15 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From left to right
Descent Angle 90°
Moving
Facing azimuth 334.36°
First azimuth 323.27°
First elevation 25°
Last azimuth 8.94°
Last elevation 29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color White, orange on the breakup pieces
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 99.99s
Length 30°
Remarks Glowing train with a bigger glowing spot in the middle, maybe that’s where it started to break apart, but there was more of a glowing train after that
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It flashed as it broke apart
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked to be about five to six pieces that shot off as it broke apart