Reports Report 3301b (Event 3301-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Eric K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Just a follow up to the previous field- I minored in astronomy graduating in 2017 so I have practical experience in optical and radio observations. I have seen meteors/meteor showers, “shooting stars”, in the past but this was very different. Truly spectacular |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Furnace Creek, CA |
| Latitude | 36° 28' 48.32'' N (36.480089°) |
| Longitude | 116° 52' 24.12'' W (-116.873368°) |
| Elevation | -75.064819m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-07-09 23:30 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-07-10 06:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 172° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 95.45° |
| First azimuth | 96.8° |
| First elevation | 63° |
| Last azimuth | 93.1° |
| Last elevation | 57° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -4 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I noticed the sky light up above my head as if there was lighting (maybe 2 flashes). Then it came into my field of view. It had a tail for maybe half a second before brightly flashing and disappearing. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |