Reports Report 3797b (Event 3797-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Steven S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This sighting was from an inexpensive camera pointed at the eastern sky, with motion detection turned on. It is (possibly) one of two views of the same meteor, captured by two cameras: one pointed south and one pointed east. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chantilly, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 54' 42.39'' N (38.911775°) |
| Longitude | 77° 30' 45.6'' W (-77.512666°) |
| Elevation | 87.107811m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-07-30 01:50 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-07-30 05:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 263° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 93.69° |
| First azimuth | 147.39° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 102.44° |
| Last elevation | 34° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | apparently some fragmentation |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | brief flash |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | brief fragmentation |