Reports Report 4582mu (Event 4582-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tim P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | For the area I was in at the time, the viewing conditions couldnt have been more ideal. There was very little light or noise pollution and the moon hadn't yet risen so the star field was very vibrant. It was one of the best views of the Milky Way I had ever seen. I had just attempted to take a picture of the Milky Way with my phone (with no success) merely 5 to 10 seconds before the meteor flashed above. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Campbellsville, KY |
| Latitude | 37° 16' 3.41'' N (37.267615°) |
| Longitude | 85° 18' 51.08'' W (-85.314189°) |
| Elevation | 210m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-08-22 21:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-08-23 01:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 111° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 167° |
| First azimuth | 62.67° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 238.78° |
| Last elevation | 75° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Blue-ish green to turquoise. Same color as a transformer explosion. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Several minutes (3-5) after the flash, I heard a very low and variable frequency also low volume pulsating "whomp, whomp". Kind of a flutter that increased in frequency as it faded. It lasted about 3-5 seconds, the same as the visual event. I was in the middle of a lake in a boat with no engine running, no wind noise. There was virtually no ambient noise pollution. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 30s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | The bright flame trail was about the length of Orion from foot to fist directly overhead (It did not transit Orion, I'm just using that constellation as an approximate reference). It lit up the lake and surrounding area to near daylight levels as if a giant bluish green spot light had been shone on me and the area. I could also see the milky way clearly. The meteor transited the milky way at a near perpendicular angle traveling from ENE to WSW. After the flash, I could see a vapor trail similar to an airplane con trail left behind that was the same approximate length. The flame trail only lasted for the 3-5 seconds but the vapor trail lasted longer at about 30 to 60 seconds. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw a very brief but what I would consider to be relatively small flash/explosion at the end of the event. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There were some small very brief fragments after the flash/explosion. |