Reports Report 4290mz (Event 4290-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Caitlin C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I stargaze, watch meteor showers, stay up to see comets, but this was unlike anything I've ever seen before! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kyle, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 1' 36.72'' N (30.026866°) |
| Longitude | 97° 48' 53.2'' W (-97.814778°) |
| Elevation | 201.657669m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-07-24 22:24 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-07-25 03:24 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down to up |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 120° |
| First azimuth | 120° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 120° |
| Last elevation | 80° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Light Blue, Orange, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked as though it was a helicopter spotlight coming at me - it lit up the entire sky |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I had no idea what I was witnessing, but it appeared to look like a trail that fireworks would leave... just red firey sparks (that I thought would fall on my house!) |