| Observer |
|
Name |
John S |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
Fireball seemed to have a luminous trail behind it, but it didn’t persist after the object disappeared. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Spring, TX |
|
Latitude |
30° 5' 52.5'' N (30.097918°)
|
|
Longitude |
95° 27' 17.47'' W (-95.454854°)
|
|
Elevation |
37.784435m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2020-07-18 23:30 CDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2020-07-19 04:30 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
100° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
266.08° |
|
First azimuth |
264.21° |
|
First elevation |
23° |
|
Last azimuth |
295.31° |
|
Last elevation |
20° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-7 |
|
Color |
White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
In the last quarter or so of the trajectory I saw, a gap appeared in the trail and the object fragmented into at least two parts. |
