Reports Report 8071bb (Event 8071-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ashley L |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Felt like a once in a lifetime experience. Me and my whole family saw it while attending "shine" at the Columbus Botanical Gardens. We honestly thought it hit the earth it was so big! I have never seen one so close we could actually see the ball within the fire, so cool. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Columbus, GA |
| Latitude | 32° 32' 23.99'' N (32.539997°) |
| Longitude | 84° 56' 16.12'' W (-84.937811°) |
| Elevation | 142.641632m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-12-21 18:20 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-12-21 23:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 187° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 293.25° |
| First azimuth | 299.58° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 302.45° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, Brown |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A very low, muffled firework. Not like a "boom" of a firework, but the scatter sound at the end of a firework, just very soft |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a bright trail, then it seemed to catch on fire before it went away |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |