Reports Report 4676g (Event 4676-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Haley H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I recall saying “woah….woah!” as I saw first saw it appear and then as I saw it flash. I have seen a number of small meteors without necessarily looking for them. This was by far the most incredible. I’ve never seen anything as clear and large as this was. There was a plane flying in the sky heading southeast I believe - I wondered if anyone was able to see it from the plane. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ames, IA |
| Latitude | 42° 3' 6.04'' N (42.051677°) |
| Longitude | 93° 37' 39.58'' W (-93.627661°) |
| Elevation | 289.617828m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-08-27 00:38 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-08-27 05:38 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 242° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 31.28° |
| First azimuth | 21.85° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 13.75° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Light Green, Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | Glowing train, clear edges, color shifted from bright white to blueish green |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Initially traveled 10-20 degrees with orangish yellow head before flashing brighter and changing to green/blue head for the last 10 degrees. It seemed to get bigger and the train intensified after flash |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |