Reports Report 8419k (Event 8419-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Seth F |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen "shooting stars" before and this was not like that, this was a quick bright flash and looked up and there was a fiery rip in the night sky that dissipated quickly |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lexington, KY |
| Latitude | 38° 2' 5.29'' N (38.034803°) |
| Longitude | 84° 32' 16.65'' W (-84.537959°) |
| Elevation | 290.250122m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-11-08 21:00 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-11-09 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 274° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 186.09° |
| First azimuth | 173.5° |
| First elevation | 69° |
| Last azimuth | 162.13° |
| Last elevation | 67° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Orange, Red, Brown |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | the trail looked like a tear in the night sky with the left side more red and orange. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | yes, was sitting around outside and it was like a brief bright flash, almost like a camera flash going off, looked up and saw this tear in the sky that then faded away |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |