Reports Report 1004ct (Event 1004-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brenda W |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I saw a meteor while standing outside Kitt Peak during their Feb 26th night observation program. We were in the clearing right next to the northeast side of the visitor building. The guide and most of the guests had their backs to the building, looking northeast out over the valley. He was pointing out stars. I turned around, faced the building, and looked over the top of the building and saw a blue-green fireball with a beautiful, long tail go from my right to my left. It appeared to roughly follow a lateral, parallel line to the horizon. It didn't appear to slant down to the earth. It lasted only a second or two. I wheeled around to the rest of the crowd and called out "Did you see that?!! A falling star!!" But no one else said much, if anything, about it. Maybe they all missed it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tucson, AZ |
| Latitude | 31° 57' 36.55'' N (31.960154°) |
| Longitude | 111° 35' 52.58'' W (-111.597938°) |
| Elevation | 2070.787842m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-02-26 20:15 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-02-27 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 271° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 215° |
| First azimuth | 215° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 210° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Blue-green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like drips left behind for a split second just before it disappeared and vanished |