Reports Report 4290qf (Event 4290-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ray C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I didn’t see exactly where the meteorite first appeared, but saw it pass for a couple seconds while burning. At first it almost looked like a tiny plane beginning to burn then burning to pieces. Sorry, I don’t know much about astronomy, but I hope you all find some of the fragments! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Austin, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 17' 56.89'' N (30.299137°) |
| Longitude | 97° 41' 47.02'' W (-97.696395°) |
| Elevation | 186.680115m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-07-24 22:20 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-07-25 03:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 99° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 168.64° |
| First azimuth | 178.13° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 187.93° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Bright white like lightning. Then, deep, vivid red. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A bright flash was shortly followed by a sharp crack. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was facing away from the flash, but it was like lightning stuck behind me. Bright white glow that briefly illuminated the nightscape. I immediately turned and saw something large burning in a very vivid, violent way. It didn’t look just a streak of color—I could see it burning up and seeming to disintegrate with a very red color. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I think that is the burning that I saw where it actually looked like if you burned a piece of newspaper, where it was crumbling and disintegrating like sparks and chunks off a piece of coal. |