| 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 |