Reports Report 6226ad (Event 6226-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sven S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Mouth was agape upon observing. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Boulder, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 59' 40.98'' N (39.994718°) |
| Longitude | 105° 15' 1.1'' W (-105.250306°) |
| Elevation | 1631.612305m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-10-03 04:30 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-10-03 10:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 223° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 214.4° |
| First azimuth | 227.4° |
| First elevation | 49° |
| Last azimuth | 208.11° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | May have heard a very low boom about a minute and a half after. Not confident if this was associated. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Grew wider from the beginning until about the middle of the trail, then remained about the same, maybe tapering off slightly towards the end, appeared to be two trails very close together by the time it was at its widest, Smoke appeared to get brighter for a split second following the shooting star's extinguishing. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Looked like at some point, maybe halfway in, the object split in two. |