Reports Report 4589dw (Event 4589-2024)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Brooks A |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The degrees of the trail, I said 10 earlier but instead of a fist it was more like a finger between each burst. Again, I have many more pictures, videos and some 360 footage starting with the first single burst. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | , IA |
| Latitude | 42° 46' 55.52'' N (42.782088°) |
| Longitude | 93° 41' 35.29'' W (-93.693135°) |
| Elevation | 371.404663m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2024-08-23 06:12 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-08-23 11:12 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 93° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 35.13° |
| First azimuth | 47.97° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 30.28° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | The were three distinct puffballs of smoke connected by a thin trail. The third and smallest disappeared first but the other two lasted for at least 18 minutes. They flowed very bright underneath a a dark cloud, like spotlights in the distance. I sent a drone up and have much more media, insta360 footage and with my i13. |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like sparks going back and forth to the three explosions, kind of “crackling”. I caught the first explosion accidentally in a sunrise shot of the lake. |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | 1 explosion a streak of bright yellow another about the same size another streak and a smaller burst, maybe a 10th the size of the others. |