Reports Report 6902x (Event 6902-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Vincent W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was definitely one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen, it was also my first time seeing one so close. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Glen Allen, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 38' 44.88'' N (37.645801°) |
| Longitude | 77° 36' 6.14'' W (-77.601705°) |
| Elevation | 84.328026m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-11-10 19:45 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-11-11 00:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 267° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 11.71° |
| First azimuth | 39.94° |
| First elevation | 29° |
| Last azimuth | 357.07° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 45° |
| Remarks | It looked like an engulfing trail of fire around/behind a meteor as if flew through the air faster than anything I’ve ever seen before. It slowed down a little bit and a poof of smoke out the back. It looked as if it sizzled out like the smoke from putting out a candle except horizontally coming from behind the meteor. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Nothing major, nothing to worry about too much, it looked a little too close for comfort only because of how vividly I was able to see it, but it was headed toward a less densely populated area which is good and it didn’t seem like too big of a meteor. |