Reports Report 3551ev (Event 3551-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Christina R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was way bigger than any comet or meteor I've ever seen before! It took my breath away! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lenox, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 20' 57.11'' N (42.349198°) |
| Longitude | 73° 18' 40.52'' W (-73.311255°) |
| Elevation | 335.570923m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-07-19 21:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-07-20 01:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 242° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 348.09° |
| First azimuth | 29.78° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 320.5° |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Red in center, orange, then yellow around it |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Initially, this object looked white, with a white tail. The colors described above (red, orange, yellow) came in a "wave" along with the flash! Then it disappeared from my sight. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |