Reports Report 8342cy (Event 8342-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kristen M |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This was my first fireball! You can’t imagine my excitement when I was just speaking to Jesus about missing my Dad (the great guy that passed away when I was 18 and that always sends unique star experiences when my brother, sister and I watch meteor showers together) and was about to call moon gazing over for the next seven years when a brilliant blue light comes out of nowhere and explodes directly beside the eclipsed full moon, then to top it all off falls straight down beside that warning sign from God and leaves celestial trails lasting into the morning sunset, proving my rare experience was not a dream. My mom was sad to miss the rare event but excited to see the trails left behind. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Covington, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 46' 43.41'' N (37.778725°) |
| Longitude | 79° 58' 51.48'' W (-79.980968°) |
| Elevation | 419.459167m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-11-08 05:00 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-11-08 10:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 181° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 314.09° |
| First azimuth | 330.6° |
| First elevation | 51° |
| Last azimuth | 302.4° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 90° |
| Remarks | The train left a huge “V” shape of smoke in the sky that appeared only after the explosion of the falling celestial body as it fell straight down fading the light of the explosion as it fell to a point of extinguishment |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The bright, blue light of the bolide appeared and then grew in intensity directly beside the beaver full moon for a second, suddenly falling straight down like a bullet from a gun, only to explode directly under the fading blood moon as it was eclipsing in the twilight of the morning. Shocking to say the least! |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |