Reports Report 9813ba (Event 9813-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Heather B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | In all my life, I have tried many times to observe meteor showers, and have only caught sight of one other. This one was a bit different, as it looked to catch fire, but I was very surprised to see how quickly it flew across the sky and then just vanished. I was simply walking outside to leave for a kids basketball game, and saw the beautiful glowing light flying by. Makes you really sit back and realize how very small the world we live in is! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Montville, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 27' 8.21'' N (41.452281°) |
| Longitude | 72° 12' 1.2'' W (-72.200332°) |
| Elevation | 119.563278m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-12-09 18:32 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-12-09 23:32 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 106° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 167.85° |
| First azimuth | 122.49° |
| First elevation | 29° |
| Last azimuth | 215.57° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | As it ignited, it appeared like a oval orange shape with a tail attached, bit as the orange color disappeared, it turned more into a thin line before vanishing. The tail was about double the length of the oval at first, but the tail did not remain in the sky after the item passed |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It appeared to ignite like when you light a match, got a bit wider at that moment, then very quickly got smaller and the orange color disappeared. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |