Reports Report 4856e (Event 4856-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gretchen M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I like to stare at the sky at night when I'm taking the dogs out and just happened to be looking the right direction at the right time. The flash I mentioned was so bright that my dogs were still looking up after the meteor disappeared behind the trees. It started between Cassiopeia and the Little Dipper, closer to the first and lasted about 2 seconds. Disappeared behind the trees at a general NNE position from where I was. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Washington, WV |
| Latitude | 39° 11' 3.31'' N (39.184253°) |
| Longitude | 81° 40' 15.86'' W (-81.671071°) |
| Elevation | 264.534454m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-09-02 00:54 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-09-02 04:54 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 210° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 25° |
| First azimuth | 15° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 350° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | White start, bright white flash, bright blue, to yellow, vanished behind tree line. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |