Reports Report 4820j (Event 4820-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Renée M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I am very interested in knowing what I saw! Please email/contact me if the source is identified or if it was fragments of any of the ongoing meteor showers. TY |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kenmore, WA |
| Latitude | 47° 45' 41.41'' N (47.761503°) |
| Longitude | 122° 15' 1.4'' W (-122.25039°) |
| Elevation | 17.250807m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-08-31 22:15 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-09-01 05:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 99° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 30.73° |
| First azimuth | 27.99° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 30° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | It had a small train of a few sparks @the end of the train that last a couple of seconds. It looked like a meteorite @a medium speed, directly above me across the street as I stood outside the front door. It seemed to slow down significantly & that's when it started to have sparks @the tail end.. This was quite low in the sky! I ALSO saw a similar but MUCH lower meteorite 2 nights prior around 2am but this was extremely low, barely the height of the tree across the street, it looked bigger & closer, like a fragment that also had a small train that fizzled out with several sparks coming off it. I've never seen anything like it! It was too close & low in the sky to be a meteor & the speed slowed down significantly before trailing a few sparks & fizzling out! |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw what looked like small fragments breaking up into sparks @the tail end. |