Reports Report 9308g (Event 9308-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jennifer K |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving East to work when I happened to look slightly North and saw the bright blaze. At first I didn't realize what I was seeing but I knew about the meteor showers so I immediately voice to text messaged my boss and my mom to hurry outside thinking that it was going to last longer, it was the brightest thickest meteor I have ever seen and it was gone in just seconds. It was glowing a reddish orange followed by a muted orange that seemed smokey, at the end of it's travel it flashed into a more orangeish yellow. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bradenton, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 27' 43.62'' N (27.462118°) |
| Longitude | 82° 32' 17.44'' W (-82.538179°) |
| Elevation | 13.017009m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-12-18 23:02 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-12-19 04:02 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 92° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 74.59° |
| First azimuth | 76.8° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 91.06° |
| Last elevation | 63° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 3° |
| Remarks | It was lighter in color and glowing, maybe with smoke, the sky was dark so I couldn't tell but it seemed like maybe a smoky orange glow following the bright reddish orange blazing fireball. Fading out slowly as if the dark sky healed over a wound cut into it |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The ball seemed to have flashed brighter orange when it ended. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |