| Observer |
|
Name |
Lauren P |
|
Experience Level |
5/5
|
|
Remarks |
It may have been the de-orbiting of a satellite, but in my many years observing the sky I have not seem anything like it, so I wanted to report it. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Meadows of Dan, VA |
|
Latitude |
36° 39' 42.49'' N (36.661802°)
|
|
Longitude |
80° 25' 56.08'' W (-80.432245°)
|
|
Elevation |
856.210388m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2022-07-22 22:30 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2022-07-23 02:30 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈45s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
175° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
350° |
|
First azimuth |
350° |
|
First elevation |
50° |
|
Last azimuth |
350° |
|
Last elevation |
10° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-5 |
|
Color |
White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
It didn't look like a normal fireball meteor, it looked like points of light that kept trailing as it fell out of the sky in a straight line |
