Reports Report 6106aj (Event 6106-2024)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Mark Seth L |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was photographing Comet Tsuchinshan with a 400 MM DO Canon lens, 4" exposure. The object appeared, I swung left and following the object took the shot. Comet in the photo traveling R to L. Artifact to the Left is the result of the long exposure and my following. The shockwave "wings" held until it went out. A bystander said he saw it fragment into non-luminous pieces. I did not. The photo provided is in Camera Neutral setting with no color correction. Only clarity (a contrast setting) and brightness have been enhanced. Camera is a Canon 1d MKIII and was on a tripod. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Glastonbury, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 40' 13.85'' N (41.670513°) |
| Longitude | 72° 32' 22.25'' W (-72.539515°) |
| Elevation | 123.352913m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2024-10-18 19:39 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-10-18 23:39 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 265° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 145° |
| First azimuth | 170° |
| First elevation | 28° |
| Last azimuth | 129° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Bright, light orange bilateral shockwave, Not sure of color of bolide itself (photo shows as orange) |
| 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 | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |