Reports Report 5534k (Event 5534-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | cortney r |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | this was unlike any 'shooting star' ive seen. i saw it while i was driving in a rural area, it looked like it was in our atmosphere. compared to the tiny shooting stars im used to seeing in the night sky this was very large and bright with a shorter train, at first i thought i was seeing a dud firework falling down from the sky but there was nothing like that occurring in the surrounding areas that evening. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oakdale, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 25' 31.09'' N (40.425302°) |
| Longitude | 80° 14' 48.59'' W (-80.246831°) |
| Elevation | 359.724609m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-08-25 21:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-08-26 01:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 166° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 62.25° |
| First azimuth | 61.49° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 87.04° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | in the train immediately after the bright ball of light were big bright pieces that looked as if they were falling apart from the main ball of light as it fell. the consistency kind of reminded me of a large firework dud fizzling out, except smoother looking |