Reports Report 6206lo (Event 6206-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Katherine G |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I’d really love to know if this is what I saw! I’ve seen hundreds of shooting stars and meteor showers, but nothing quite like this in size, shape, color, brightness and how low it seemed to be! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mount Hope, WV |
| Latitude | 37° 52' 35.87'' N (37.87663°) |
| Longitude | 81° 11' 24.61'' W (-81.19017°) |
| Elevation | 668.231628m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-10-21 18:56 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-10-21 22:56 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 73° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 0.87° |
| First azimuth | 359.32° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 24.03° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was driving, but there was a definite brighter flash at the end |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |