Reports Report 5496db (Event 5496-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Patrick G |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The best, brightest, nearest thing I’ve ever seen in the night sky since a very large blue fragmenting event over the Everglades in early 2000’s!! Also, unique that from my vantage point it appeared to drop straight down! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Milton, DE |
| Latitude | 38° 48' 35.56'' N (38.809879°) |
| Longitude | 75° 19' 38.81'' W (-75.327446°) |
| Elevation | 5.825408m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-08-28 20:49 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-08-29 00:49 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 334.42° |
| First azimuth | 334° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 334° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very Large, Continuous, White, Light, slight pop at the end. The largest brightest closest light I’ve ever seen!! |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |