Reports Report 987sb (Event 987-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joanna H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | The initial explasion felt like a large firework going off in my back yard. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Reynoldsville, PA |
| Latitude | 41° 7' 22.5'' N (41.122918°) |
| Longitude | 78° 56' 8.39'' W (-78.935663°) |
| Elevation | 503.980133m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-02-21 18:45 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-02-21 23:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 114° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 359.8° |
| First azimuth | 348.96° |
| First elevation | 33° |
| Last azimuth | 11.17° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Dark Purple, Blue, Orange, Light Yellow, Red, White, I could see the silhuoette of the object as chunks came off. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Concusive explosion, felt the boom accompanied by bright flash. Could hear pieces popping off, with a little flash. Then disappeared with a boom and bright flash. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After initial explosion, there was a second as chunks broke off and fell straight down. Additional pops could be heard before final explosion at which point it broke up and "fire" went out. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | Small particles in between larger explsions and large particles falling off. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Terminal flash also made a loud boom and at that point brightness went away as it broke up. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Second flash, fragments fell straight down, the main object kept going. The third flash, it blew up and disappeared. Thought I saw little fragments after that. |