Reports Report 7391af (Event 7391-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Paul G |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was not like any meteor (shooting star) I have ever seen. It looked like it was coming towards me and it exploded. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Covington, LA |
| Latitude | 30° 26' 41.29'' N (30.444803°) |
| Longitude | 90° 8' 4.85'' W (-90.134681°) |
| Elevation | 4.648533m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-10-27 21:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-10-28 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 105° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 104.57° |
| First azimuth | 111.56° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 117.5° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 6° |
| Remarks | Smoke trail, short in length, glowing yellow to white, lasting 2 seconds or less. The fireball appeared to be coming towards me and moving slightly in a southwesterly direction. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Explosion with green to yellow color the shape of a blooming carnation flower. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Glowing green to yellow fragments the shape of a carnation flower, lasting one second or less. |