Reports Report 4882d (Event 4882-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cornelia M |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Saw similar meteor exactly 4 years ago over same beach. Both times meteor came straight down the shoreline from the south and made sharp 90 degree turn east. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | St. Augustine, FL |
| Latitude | 29° 47' 9.9'' N (29.786082°) |
| Longitude | 81° 15' 30.03'' W (-81.258341°) |
| Elevation | 5.28212m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-08-09 22:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-08-10 02:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 286° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 127.18° |
| First azimuth | 122.12° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 80.18° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Green, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 40° |
| Remarks | Glowing train, with smaller pieces burning off and splitting up from the train, like swiping a glowing stick off wood through the air very fast, huge train |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Small pieces and chunks splitting off from the main body and burning in the atmosphere |