Reports Report 531n (Event 531-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Amy N |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen a shooting star (comet?) that long or bright before! I also have never seen one fragment like that at the end. It was amazing to watch!! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Santa Clarita, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 22' 20.9'' N (34.372471°) |
| Longitude | 118° 32' 6.27'' W (-118.535074°) |
| Elevation | 405.08078m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-01-29 22:27 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-01-30 06:27 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 104° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 209.54° |
| First azimuth | 250° |
| First elevation | 76° |
| Last azimuth | 100° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | It started out faint & then grew brighter & brighter with a long tail. It went behind a tree & then when it came out from behind the tree, it started to break apart & there were several pieces (one larger than the rest), all with tails, much shorter then before. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It started out faint & then grew brighter & brighter with a long tail. It went behind a tree & then when it came out from behind the tree, it started to break apart & there were several pieces (one larger than the rest), all with tails, much shorter then before. |