Reports Report 8416ac (Event 8416-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David R |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I've watched the skies for 30 years and I've never seen anything like this! Definitely not a "shooting star" - this thing was coming down! From my point of view, the whole thing including the tail was about 3-hands (12-14") long. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cincinnati, OH |
| Latitude | 39° 9' 41.4'' N (39.161499°) |
| Longitude | 84° 24' 47.07'' W (-84.413075°) |
| Elevation | 182.35405m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-11-08 22:02 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-11-09 03:02 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 117° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 179.16° |
| First azimuth | 173.45° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 203.56° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red, 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 | The meteor was white-hot. The trail light shifted from that to orange-red, then red. The very end of that tail was fragmenting, leaving small pieces behind, which cooled off and disappeared gradually. |