Reports Report 4290lr (Event 4290-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sarah v |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | i caught the very tail end of it, so did not see the entire thing. what i saw was very quick but memorable! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Austin, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 13' 19.29'' N (30.222025°) |
| Longitude | 97° 42' 25.52'' W (-97.707088°) |
| Elevation | 164.224655m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-07-24 22:25 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-07-25 03:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 88° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 170° |
| First azimuth | 150° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 180° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Red, orange, yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | sounded like fireworks, something exploding, crackling, it was faint but sounded like an explosion in the far distance. i didn't hear a boom afterwards |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the flash is what caused me to look up. i didn't see the comet at that moment in the sky, but there was a bright light on the ground, like a flood light, and i thought maybe it was about to start storming |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | after the flash, i caught the end of it, so what i saw seemed a lot like fireworks and then it disappeared |