Reports Report 7874r (Event 7874-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Natalia D |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Decatur, AL |
| Latitude | 34° 33' 54.35'' N (34.565097°) |
| Longitude | 86° 59' 42.99'' W (-86.995274°) |
| Elevation | 180.140671m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-11-02 21:56 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-11-03 02:56 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 192° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 359.77° |
| First azimuth | 7.82° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 359.24° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 3° |
| Remarks | The ball area of the meteor had all the colors I mentioned before going around the ball and the colors turned into a very bright yellow + orange in the trail. Over the corse of the trails life time (about 2 seconds) it went from yellow and faded into orange before disappearing. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As the meteor descended towards Verizon there was a very large bright white flash of an explosion and then you could see the meteor fragmenting into three much smaller pieces each with their own burning trail |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After an initial large explosion the meteor fragmented into three smaller pieces each going in their own direction with their own burning trails before dying out |