Reports Report 7761d (Event 7761-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | MELANIE B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was the coolest thing I ever saw! I kept looking up as I was driving to see if I could see more but no luck!!. When I got to work in the morning, I told everyone I saw a shooting star, Another girl also saw shooting star around the same time when she was on grand island passing Fantasy island. About 15mins away from where I saw my star! It was also a FULL BRIGHT ORANGE moon 12-13-2024 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Niagara Falls, NY |
| Latitude | 43° 4' 50.08'' N (43.080578°) |
| Longitude | 79° 3' 0.94'' W (-79.05026°) |
| Elevation | 176.250198m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-12-13 05:25 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-12-13 10:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 245° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 55.18° |
| First azimuth | 120.1° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 161.35° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 55° |
| Remarks | The smoke trail was a line in the sky, It was about as long as half a football field. If not the size of a football field, Coming down on an angle to the right side of me over the water of the niagara river. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw a trail and then a orange boom 💥 and gone! No noise it was directly over the water close to the right of me. I didn't see any fragments. It just disappeared over the water. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |