Reports Report 8057r (Event 8057-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jack M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It looked like it was stumbling on a flat surface, bouncing every time it reached the bottom. It was faster than an airplane, but slower than any other normal shooting star I’ve ever seen. The entirety of the fireball plus the smoke trail/train was as thick as 80% of a full moon (as in the entire steak in the sky). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ashburn, VA |
| Latitude | 39° 1' 52.46'' N (39.031238°) |
| Longitude | 77° 29' 57.74'' W (-77.499371°) |
| Elevation | 85.066856m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-11-04 21:17 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-11-05 01:17 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 94° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 129.36° |
| First azimuth | 183.74° |
| First elevation | 19° |
| Last azimuth | 235.13° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Blue, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Appeared to have white sparks coming out from the tail of the smoke trail. The smoke trail was white nearest the meteor, followed by red, and a small sliver of blue. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |