This meteor tripped the motion sensor on my security camera. I wasn’t outside at the time. I do “star gaze” but, at first I thought this was a man made lantern of some sorts that burst. I’ve seen shooting stars across the sky that looked like streaks but never any falling from the sky. Josh Patton a friend and neighbor identified this as a meteor.
The meteor was in the west sky directly across from the front of my home.
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Location
Address
Cincinnati, OH
Latitude
39° 9' 25.05'' N (39.156957°)
Longitude
84° 36' 33.49'' W (-84.609304°)
Elevation
281.790131m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-12-14 01:48 EST
UT Date & Time
2024-12-14 06:48 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
183°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
279.18°
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
264.76°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
-
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Looked like something heavy and bright dropped from the sky then a flash burst.
