Reports Report 2471o (Event 2471-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kyle R |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It looked really low (close). I thought it was a helicopter or fireworks at first. I can see the whole sky from where I am sitting, but it sort of "appeared" as fire towards the bottom of the horizon. I've seen other shooting stars high in the sky before, but this one looked like what I imagine a falling satellite would be. Expect it seemed green at the end (after it exploded). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fountain Hills, AZ |
| Latitude | 33° 36' 13.47'' N (33.603742°) |
| Longitude | 111° 44' 56.98'' W (-111.749161°) |
| Elevation | 604.932495m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-05-21 20:48 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-05-22 03:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 259° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 93.85° |
| First azimuth | 101.63° |
| First elevation | 21° |
| Last azimuth | 87.52° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Green, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I only saw it for 1-2 seconds but at the end it kind of exploded and turned green and little bits of fire split off it before disappearing |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Yeah it was a big fire ball at first and then it split up into like maybe 3 smaller pieces before I think burning itself out |