Reports Report 6470em (Event 6470-2021)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 6470-2021
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bonnie B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was probably the most spectacular meteor I've ever seen. It was big enough and close enough that I feel that pieces of it must have made landfall somewhere. It wasn't just in the sky. It was falling into the earth. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Saint Johns, FL |
| Latitude | 30° 4' 21.37'' N (30.07°) |
| Longitude | 81° 31' 16.63'' W (-81.52°) |
| Elevation | 9.42m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-10-10 22:04 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-10-11 02:04 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 232° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 352.86° |
| First azimuth | 6.75° |
| First elevation | 38° |
| Last azimuth | 345.46° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Pink, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 12° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As the meteor was arching through the sky, there was an initial very bright, large burst (perhaps when it it the atmosphere??) then it calmed down, but continued to glow. Then, before it went out of sight behind the houseline on the horizon, there was another flare of brightness. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |