American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3987ac (Event 3987-2022)

Observer
Name Russ B
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Island Park, ID
Latitude 44° 26' 3.69'' N (44.434359°)
Longitude 111° 27' 33.87'' W (-111.459408°)
Elevation 1928.412109m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-07-12 22:34 MDT
UT Date & Time 2022-07-13 04:34 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 88°
Moving
Facing azimuth 327.65°
First azimuth 279.34°
First elevation 23°
Last azimuth 359.21°
Last elevation 27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -4
Color Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 99.99s
Length 15°
Remarks The area near where the object broke up during its path left a white cloud like a vapor trail that appeared to be lit up from below by the sun, although it was well past sunset.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The object broke up into many separate points of light, and spread out as different pieces showed down at different rates