Reports Report 6494b (Event 6494-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gwendylon T |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen shooting stars several times over my lifetime, but this was the most incredible, most vivid sighting I've ever experienced! I couldn't get a picture because there was a street light and a tree that precluded a clear picture. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lancaster, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 41' 48.88'' N (34.69691°) |
| Longitude | 118° 6' 3.35'' W (-118.10093°) |
| Elevation | 726.082153m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-10-30 05:08 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-10-30 12:08 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 265° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 60.14° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 3° |
| Last elevation | 65° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Dark Purple, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It sounded like a forest fire. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 35s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | I heard what seemed to me a huge fire burning. I looked toward the sound and saw a huge, black ball with what looked like cracks in it through which I could see fire on the inside. The tail was pure fire with smaller black particles in it. As the ball began to burn out, the tail became like a smoky fish tail. I watched it until I couldn't see it anymore, but never saw it descend. It stayed high for as long as I could see it. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |