Reports Report 3203a (Event 3203-2022)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 3203-2022
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Amanda N |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Saw about 1 tau-herculid every 5-10 minutes for 2 hours. Many were short and bright, and many were northerly-directed. This was the only fireball among them. No actual peaks detected during predicted intercepts, in fact saw more around 4:30 Zulu than during the later predicted peaks. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Krum, TX |
| Latitude | 33° 15' 41.59'' N (33.26°) |
| Longitude | 97° 14' 16.95'' W (-97.24°) |
| Elevation | 224.51m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-05-30 23:25 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-05-31 04:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 185° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 26.56° |
| First azimuth | 345.96° |
| First elevation | 57° |
| Last azimuth | 26.1° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | A fading atreak, and then 2 paler fragments |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | 2 paler fragments seemed to follow it |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | 2 paler fragments seemed to follow it |