Reports Report 5779k (Event 5779-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rachel C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This was like a shooting star, but 100x larger, closer, and unreal. I literally yelled out and then was speechless. I’ve seen one meteor shower in 2020 in the mountains of the Grand Tetons at about 9000 ft elevation in absolute darkness, and what I saw tonight was 1000x more beautiful and breathtaking and it only lasted a second. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Leadwood, MO |
| Latitude | 37° 51' 49.15'' N (37.863654°) |
| Longitude | 90° 35' 36.32'' W (-90.593423°) |
| Elevation | 249.536377m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-10-07 19:07 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-10-08 00:07 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 157° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 129.12° |
| First azimuth | 126.77° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 125.26° |
| Last elevation | 43° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | The best way I can explain it is a trail of smoke. But the smoke was bright too. The train was the size of the fire ball (or comet, or whatever it was) at the base, and at its rear, it turned into a thin point. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I don’t know what a terminal explosion is, but this was on literal fire. I could see the flames engulfing it. I have never in my life saw anything like it. I yelled out loud. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After the ball of fire disappeared, there was still a few fragments that were on fire. But they only visible for a second. |