Reports Report 6153ht (Event 6153-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Timothy S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I live in a rural area with a clear view of the night skies. This was a very clear night. I have seen many meteors in my life and I have never witnessed something as large, glowing and magnificent as this. Words can't express! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Linn, MO |
| Latitude | 38° 29' 2.77'' N (38.484103°) |
| Longitude | 91° 46' 21.33'' W (-91.772591°) |
| Elevation | 288.913727m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-09-30 21:50 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-10-01 02:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 170° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 95.5° |
| First azimuth | 96.75° |
| First elevation | 73° |
| Last azimuth | 97.65° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I believe a faint and low boom sound after it was out of my sight. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 30s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | Very long and thick from my perspective. Seemed to be a bright white like in color smoke trail that lingered. It then began to slightly disperse outwards as it began to grey and then dissipated starting from the tail end towards the direction of the balls travel. Then disappeared. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |