Reports Report 95l (Event 95-2020)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Matthew C |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This photo was taken facing East during the Quadrantid Meteor Shower which was my target, but due to the time and direction of the meteor, I do not believe this was a Quadrantid but rather a bright random that just happened to appear at the same time as the Q meteor shower. I believe this is the case due to the time, at 00:50 the Quadrantid radiant would have just barely been over the horizon whereas this meteor came from a high in the sky. Also, it seemed to coming from the southwest and traveling northeast. This doesn't line up with the Quadrantid radiant which (I believe) is almost the exact opposite. My direction and radiant estimation could be slightly off, but I am fairly sure about this not being a Quadrantid despite appearing during the peak of that shower. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Houston, TX |
| Latitude | 29° 44' 56.68'' N (29.749079°) |
| Longitude | 95° 27' 50.39'' W (-95.463997°) |
| Elevation | 17.384315m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2020-01-04 00:50 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-01-04 06:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 39° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 88.01° |
| First azimuth | 110.67° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 90.28° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| 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 | No |
| Remarks | - |