Reports Report 9579awa (Event 9579-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Crystal B |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | It was the brightest, longest meteor I have ever witnessed. I was attentively driving on a well lit highway, and the meteor was bright enough to draw my attention straight to it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bristol, VA |
| Latitude | 36° 36' 37.98'' N (36.610549°) |
| Longitude | 82° 11' 37.49'' W (-82.193748°) |
| Elevation | 519.487549m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-12-01 19:33 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-12-02 00:33 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 104° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 2.76° |
| First azimuth | 336.75° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 26.83° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Pink, Light Blue, Green, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It slightly pulsed as it traveled across the sky. As it exited my field of vision, 2-3 fragments broke off from the main streak, creating very faint, short trails of their own. |