Reports Report 3974a (Event 3974-2024)

Observer
Name Ian M
Experience Level 5/5
Remarks Seen by a number of other people at the Garma Festival of aboriginal culture in NE Arnhemland where I present the Astronomy tours for guests.
Photo
Location
Address East Arnhem, Northern Territory (AU)
Latitude 12° 22' 40.31'' S (-12.377865°)
Longitude 136° 49' 19.93'' E (136.822202°)
Elevation 102.76326m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-08-04 18:29 ACST
UT Date & Time 2024-08-04 08:59 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 103°
Moving
Facing azimuth 286.97°
First azimuth 245.22°
First elevation 15°
Last azimuth 336.25°
Last elevation 13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color Green, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 99.99s
Length
Remarks Train glowed white in the sunset, dispersing VERY slowly and was still clearly visible 20minutes later when we stopped watching!
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks After a green then yellow flash it exploded bright white
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Mid flight fragments dropped perhaps 1/2 a degree