American Meteor Society

Reports Report 9579bh (Event 9579-2022)

Observer
Name Brandon M
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It was an amazing sight to see.
Location
Address Springfield, OH
Latitude 40° 1' 43.27'' N (40.028686°)
Longitude 83° 58' 2.71'' W (-83.967419°)
Elevation 347.278534m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-12-01 19:35 EST
UT Date & Time 2022-12-02 00:35 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 198°
Moving
Facing azimuth 94°
First azimuth 275°
First elevation 62°
Last azimuth 92°
Last elevation 50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -15
Color Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 10°
Remarks A glowing green tail that disappeared as the object was traveling. Persisted for a short duration and kept continually disappearing as the object traveled. Disappeared after a couple seconds when the object disappeared.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks As the object was traveling, it looked like red embers we're flaking off the object.