Reports Report 4637t (Event 4637-2022)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Bart B |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | My image was taken with an Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III camera with Olympus M.Zuiko 12 mm lens, mounted on a tripod in my backyard facing north toward my house. Olympus' live composite feature slowly build a composite image (in camera) of 2.5 second exposures, only registering changes to each pixel brightness, building a nice star trail image without overexposing the overall frame. A total of 1,441 frames were taken, spanning 60 minutes from 22:14 to 23:14 CDT. I monitored the exposure, but not see the meteor trail with my eyes. However, I know it happened shortly after 22:30 because that was when I first noticed the meteor had been recorded by the composite on the camera's LCD screen. My estimated time of 22:34 is given to match the video recordings of this same event, which I estimate to be more accurate than the other visual estimates. Brightness can only register so much on a camera sensor; I conservatively set it at brighter than Venus but not nearly as bright as the Moon. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Bloomingdale, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 57' 47.32'' N (41.963145°) |
| Longitude | 88° 7' 22.63'' W (-88.122954°) |
| Elevation | 240.622391m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2022-08-02 22:34 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-08-03 03:34 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 197° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 16° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 12° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Photograph clearly shows that the meteor faded near the end of its path, then brightened rapidly before dying out. |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |