Reports Report 2114ad (Event 2114-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jon S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I caught this object by chance, standing outside with my wife and sharing a cigarette before she went to bed. I spend a great deal of time looking at the night sky and have seen many "shooting stars" of varying intensity, going so far as to spend hours in the winter at 3 am scanning the sky for anything interesting. I stay informed as to current and upcoming meteor showers and, weather permitting, rarely miss an opportunity to be involved. This particular fireball is certainly in my personal top 2. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Deep River, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 22' 15.14'' N (41.370871°) |
| Longitude | 72° 25' 39.68'' W (-72.427689°) |
| Elevation | 15.035865m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-04-26 22:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-04-27 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 108° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 160.72° |
| First azimuth | 129.72° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 205.65° |
| Last elevation | 36° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 4° |
| Remarks | Glowing train that seemed to lengthen slightly and "spark" or fall apart as the fireball ended in the sky |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I didn't see a "terminal explosion" as I understand the term but the object did "spark" or fragment as it got a bit brighter before rapidly vanishing in the middle of the sky (it didn't disappear behind trees or other objects) |