Reports Report 6153io (Event 6153-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John A |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen many meteors, meteor showers, and several comets, and this was by far the more spectacular event I have seen. It was moving relatively slow (the sighting lasted several seconds), and from I have read, this was probably an asteroid or asteroid fragment. Due to trees and the landscape, I could not tell if the debris made it to the ground. Based on the size, brightness, and moving smoke trail, I believe I was fairly close (relatively speaking) to the debris train/trail. My guess based on distance and trajectory, is that any remaining debris would have landed in SW Columbia County or NW Richmond County, Georgia (USA). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Evans, GA |
| Latitude | 33° 33' 14.01'' N (33.553892°) |
| Longitude | 82° 6' 24.45'' W (-82.106792°) |
| Elevation | 90.674042m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-09-30 22:50 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-10-01 02:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 264° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 190° |
| First azimuth | 200° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 174° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | A very long and wide orange sparkling glowing train. The end of the train turned into a white or light grey smoke trail. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |