Reports Report 4136n (Event 4136-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Johnathan E |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | It looked like space debris, from past experience with the larger object and fragmented. It did not look like a meteor just based on its size, Duration, and other visual properties of watching many over the years. I could be incorrect, but I would bank that it was not a meteor. I want to also add this was observed, from my location, directly under the Big Dipper. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mendon, IL |
| Latitude | 40° 13' 11.68'' N (40.219911°) |
| Longitude | 91° 7' 23.4'' W (-91.123167°) |
| Elevation | 210.339478m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-08-06 21:46 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-08-07 02:46 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 251° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 335.03° |
| First azimuth | 331.38° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 279.51° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a central larger fragment that was surrounded by smaller fragments, nearly as equally bright. |