American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3454aj (Event 3454-2024)

Observer
Name Darryl E
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Many people on the island saw this and reported it to the most active astronomy outreach page based on the island (Space and Nature Aruba Foundation), reports of other people calming to have seen the same event came in from neighboring islands Curacao and Bonaire and from the Paraguaná Peninsula in Venezuela.
Location
Address (AW)
Latitude 12° 32' 39.92'' N (12.544421°)
Longitude 69° 58' 40.68'' W (-69.977967°)
Elevation 33.914711m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-07-13 19:50 AST
UT Date & Time 2024-07-13 23:50 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 95°
Moving
Facing azimuth 55°
First azimuth 59.46°
First elevation 25°
Last azimuth 60°
Last elevation 23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -18
Color Yellow, Green, Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks sounded like an exposition right after it faded
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -