Reports Report 4263e (Event 4263-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Julia M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | The time is approximate, it was around 12:15am. Had seen some shooting stars that evening. But those were nothing like the fireball we saw shoot through the sky. 5 of us were outside and all of us saw it, it was unmissable really! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sherman, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 31' 36.06'' N (41.526683°) |
| Longitude | 73° 30' 8.67'' W (-73.502409°) |
| Elevation | 304.16571m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-08-11 00:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-08-11 04:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 272° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 125.69° |
| First azimuth | 179.6° |
| First elevation | 64° |
| Last azimuth | 323.79° |
| Last elevation | 63° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | The fireball left sparks in the sky in a long streak behind it. One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen! |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |