Reports Report 987qc (Event 987-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Natalie O |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Just that it was so cool! Unlike any meteor shower or space viewing I'd seen before. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tyrone, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 38' 50.73'' N (40.647426°) |
| Longitude | 78° 11' 38.86'' W (-78.194128°) |
| Elevation | 307.510101m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-02-21 18:50 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-02-21 23:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 109° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 320.05° |
| First azimuth | 321.84° |
| First elevation | 22° |
| Last azimuth | 332.66° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Pink, Blue, Light Blue, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | glowing train, like a clipart photo of a shooting star, it glowed with the bright white & other colors of the main fireball |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | yes, it was as though the fireball was continuously exploding as it flew |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | looked as though sparks were falling off of the main mass |