Reports Report 8251a (Event 8251-2024)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Peter L |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Security camera video, looking South from Winnipeg. The sky was partly cloudy. This meteor was bright enough to set off the motion detection alert on my camera. The nearby star is Rigel, in the constellation Orion. The video is cropped to 1920x1080 |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Winnipeg, Manitoba (CA) |
| Latitude | 49° 49' 21.81'' N (49.822725°) |
| Longitude | 97° 3' 52.61'' W (-97.064614°) |
| Elevation | 233.038116m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2024-12-29 21:32 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-12-30 03:32 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 195° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 195° |
| First azimuth | 180° |
| First elevation | 28° |
| Last azimuth | 175° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -4 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | a glowing train that started shortly after the meteor appeared, then faded |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | there was a big terminal flash, however some of the meteor continued on through it, so it had a pretty cool effect, and made for a neat frame capture. |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | a small piece was parallel to the main trail |