Reports Report 2088j (Event 2088-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | James W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I live in a heavily light polluted city and there was still a good amount of afternoon light. It was not completely dark yet by any means, and this was extremely bright and very large. I thought it was a low flying high speed jet at first until i saw how fast it was traveling and then it disappeared realizing it was a shooting star/meteor/fireball. I've lived on air bases and this was nothing I've ever seen, even in videos. I grew up in Alaska and have witnessed many shooting stars and star/planet sightings. This is by far the most extreme case of a "shooting star/fireball/meteor" I have ever witnessed. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Latitude | 33° 17' 1.95'' N (33.283876°) |
| Longitude | 87° 29' 24.31'' W (-87.490087°) |
| Elevation | 126.868217m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-04-30 20:10 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-05-01 01:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 127° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 207.12° |
| First azimuth | 140.29° |
| First elevation | 34° |
| Last azimuth | 225° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was watching the sky already when I saw it enter, it gained a bright flash within the second it entered kind of like a flare lighting up, it maintained the brightness right before leaving. the gain of the flash was the same speed at which it lost its flare brightness. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |