Reports Report 675ay (Event 675-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John O |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Statesville, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 45' 49.77'' N (35.763825°) |
| Longitude | 81° 1' 10.38'' W (-81.019551°) |
| Elevation | 297.510803m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-02-07 18:41 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-02-07 23:41 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 23° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 231.97° |
| First azimuth | 244.94° |
| First elevation | 42° |
| Last azimuth | 227.89° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | several very tight, reddish, orange trails that slowly faded over about 3 seconds |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw a bright white streak, brightening to about -4th magnitude falling toward the horizon. About 10 degrees above the horizon, there was about a mag*6 flash followed by several bright red streaks, side by side all the way to the horizon |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a bright flash at about 10 degrees above the horizon followed by several bright red fragments that proceeded in the same direction down into the trees on the horizon |