I do photography and photojournalism as a career. This was taken during a solar storm and this was widely photographed in Minnesota. It happened right in front of the northern lights when there was a lot of photographers out. A friend of mine captured video of it on her cell phone so I was referencing that for accuracy. I saw a few other meteors that night including one that left a blue trail. But it happened just as I was setting up my tripod around 2:30am CDT.
Photo
Location
Address
Grantsburg, WI
Latitude
45° 48' 29.77'' N (45.80827°)
Longitude
92° 38' 37'' W (-92.643611°)
Elevation
284.993622m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-09-12 23:28 CDT
UT Date & Time
2024-09-13 04:28 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
217°
Moving
Facing azimuth
9°
First azimuth
6°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
2°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A fragment seemed to break off at the tail end before it disappeared. I’m using a video a friend took and posted for reference.
