Reports Report 8071q (Event 8071-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sheldon D |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This was the best meteor, I have ever personally seen with my own eyes! It was the one of the best space weather event's I have witnessed, Besides my father and I viewing our second total solar eclipse together, in Metropolis, IL, usa. Thanks, Sheldon Brooks Dodson, , |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Decherd, TN |
| Latitude | 35° 12' 14.76'' N (35.204099°) |
| Longitude | 86° 5' 9.36'' W (-86.085933°) |
| Elevation | 293.479797m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-12-21 17:30 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-12-21 23:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 110° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 192.58° |
| First azimuth | 178° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 235.12° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 45° |
| Remarks | I could fire, almost like the burning ash that blows away in wind when you build a fire in your backyard. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Object could have possibly had some kind of debree, hard to tell. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |