Reports Report 4290uc (Event 4290-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tommy D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Austin, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 11' 0.05'' N (30.183346°) |
| Longitude | 97° 45' 33.98'' W (-97.759439°) |
| Elevation | 188.106476m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-07-24 22:23 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-07-25 03:23 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 97° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 206.36° |
| First azimuth | 161.57° |
| First elevation | 42° |
| Last azimuth | 213.3° |
| Last elevation | 43° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Many seconds after the end of the fireball event there were sounds such as distant fireworks, dull like Roman candle reports. Several over a short period of only a few seconds. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright disintegrating flashing fireball. All of the parts ceased producing light generally at the same time. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Having been alerted to a bright light shining in my vicinity such as a helicopter spotlight might make, I looked over my left shoulder and the fireball came into my line of sight from behind the foliage of a large tree to my east. Vivid, thick, bright yellow orange and then terminating very shortly in fragmentation. Fragments of several sizes all of which went dark nearly simultaneously. |