Reports Report 3408u (Event 3408-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Zachary S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This seems likely to have been a piece of Neowise to me, the trajectory seems consistent with that. It seemed to be directly overhead and is the closest I have ever been to a fireball. I would guess no more than 20 miles distant, but I haven't seen many close ones so it is hard for me to have a scale to compare it to. I was observing Jupiter and Saturn when I first saw the light form the fireball, so it may have started closer to 25 degrees or so but it took me a moment to turn my gaze from the telescope. The scale of the smoke trail was approximately a thumb's width held at arm's length, or 1 to 2 degrees. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Grand Rapids, MI |
| Latitude | 42° 55' 19.42'' N (42.922061°) |
| Longitude | 85° 38' 13.6'' W (-85.63711°) |
| Elevation | 217.28624m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-07-15 02:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-07-15 06:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 306° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 170° |
| First azimuth | 170° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 165° |
| Last elevation | 60° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Dark Blue, Blue, Light Blue, Dark Green, Green, Light Green, Orange, Red (Color Blind, Started Blue or Green, Burned out to Red) |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | Very wide smoke trail that I could only see with the light of the fireball. City lights blocked it out. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |