Reports Report 3478b (Event 3478-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Darren Q |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I'm 50 years old and have been an avid star gazer all my life. I generally observe 2 or 3 meteor showers a year and have seen a few earth-grazers and fireballs, but have never felt compelled to report anything until this. The skies were clear, so I don't have a definitive reference, but this appeared to be in the troposphere and seemed very low/near when it finished burning out. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lamesa, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 42' 44.12'' N (32.712255°) |
| Longitude | 102° 12' 38.88'' W (-102.210801°) |
| Elevation | 921.752319m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-07-18 02:10 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-07-18 07:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 102° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 200.47° |
| First azimuth | 190.71° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 16.11° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 40° |
| Remarks | Blue-green trail that fragmented into 5 individual bolides that turned red as they burned out |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Began breaking as it passed almost directly overhead and became 5 distinct fragments that were still very bright for several seconds, turning reddish-orange as they burnt out one by one |