Reports Report 2306li (Event 2306-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jennifer K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | When watching meteor showers (usually in August), the "streaks" are more like sparklers (broken, small specks of orange light), where this was a solid white line. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mascoutah, IL |
| Latitude | 38° 32' 34.07'' N (38.542798°) |
| Longitude | 89° 48' 15.67'' W (-89.804352°) |
| Elevation | 132.521606m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-23 20:25 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-24 01:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 115° |
| First azimuth | 125° |
| First elevation | 68° |
| Last azimuth | 125° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 40° |
| Remarks | It was a white/light yellow BRIGHT streak across the sky- solid line, almost straight (could not see an arc shape from where I saw it). |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |