Reports Report 4184m (Event 4184-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Stuart L |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I didn't see the meteor first appear; was walking WSW with friends along Penn when my friends called out and pointed. I turned and saw maybe a 10-degree track. Meteor was easy to see in the fading twilight, even in the city. Maybe magnitude -3, a little fainter than Venus would be. It wasn't very fast, less than 5 degrees per second. We wondered if it might be re-entering space junk. I'm not very sure of the azimuth relative to Penn, but think it was roughly 45 degrees rightward, which would put it near azimuth 300. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 26' 37.04'' N (40.443621°) |
| Longitude | 79° 59' 55.29'' W (-79.998691°) |
| Elevation | 223.421066m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-07-21 21:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-07-22 01:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 139° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 253° |
| First azimuth | 300° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 310° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I think there were a few orangish sparks |