Reports Report 2212e (Event 2212-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Anthony B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Damn, I wish I’d seen the flash but it was impressive anyway. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Georgetown, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 43' 22.49'' N (30.722914°) |
| Longitude | 97° 44' 50.58'' W (-97.747384°) |
| Elevation | 262.017914m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-04-08 21:00 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-04-09 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 165° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 199.73° |
| First azimuth | 225° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 156.77° |
| Last elevation | 53° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 40° |
| Remarks | I did not see the explosion; I had no vision to the north. What I saw looked like a contrail with many, 10-15, glowing spots, of different brightness, within. The train moved fairly rapidly to the sse. It was visible for 10-15 seconds with the glowing spots fading out. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |