Reports Report 2346ah (Event 2346-2024)

Observer
Name Cassie M
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks Out looking north to view the northern lights while it happened
Location
Address Saint Charles, MO
Latitude 38° 51' 43.86'' N (38.862183°)
Longitude 90° 25' 34.24'' W (-90.426179°)
Elevation 133.599182m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-05-10 22:55 CDT
UT Date & Time 2024-05-11 03:55 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 157°
Moving
Facing azimuth 18.5°
First azimuth 10.94°
First elevation 46°
Last azimuth 36.25°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Light Blue, Green, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 20°
Remarks G glowing trains. Turned from green to light blue streaks
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It was a green glowing ball that got even brighter for what seemed like a split second & then started dripping/falling down to earth
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked like pieces of glowing green fire were melting or dripping down to land on the ground and the fire was burning in the air