Reports Report 581a (Event 581-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Steve C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I have been going out in the morning to learn the constellations, etc. I was just looking for Regulus/Leo when I saw a moving point which became an outstanding Bolid. 2 or 3 second, just long enough to go wow! and it was gone. It was between 2:30 & 3:00 am CST. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Nucla, CO |
| Latitude | 38° 13' 18.96'' N (38.221934°) |
| Longitude | 108° 33' 17.8'' W (-108.554944°) |
| Elevation | 1754.272217m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-01-31 02:45 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-01-31 09:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 268.81° |
| First azimuth | 256.67° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 289.6° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | sizzling, hissing ??? |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | went from a star like point to bright white flash, dimmed rapidly to an amber color with a few fragments passing on and disappearing. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | went from a star like point to bright white flash, dimmed rapidly to an amber color with a few fragments passing on and disappearing. |