Reports Report 3551fq (Event 3551-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kara S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I reached out on a Facebook page for locals to ask if anyone else had viewed the meteor and several individuals commented they had witnessed it too. One person said they heard 3 distinct booms in the downtown area after seeing a brief flash |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Nashua, NH |
| Latitude | 42° 45' 9.08'' N (42.752521°) |
| Longitude | 71° 30' 58.85'' W (-71.516348°) |
| Elevation | 59.674686m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-07-19 22:46 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-07-20 02:46 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 97° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 86° |
| First elevation | 21° |
| Last azimuth | 98° |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 14° |
| Remarks | Smoke trail that had a rust colored tint that hung in the air for about a second before dissipating rapidly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright blue/white flash at the beginning of the trajectory that streaked briefly before turning into a fireball breaking apart |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | dark yellow/orange fragments resembling very large cinders falling |