Reports Report 4199a (Event 4199-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tracey G |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Why are there no programs on TV or other media to promote learning about degrees, meteor watching promotions, example like smokey bear used to educate abour the forest and fire. A violinist came to my 6th grade class. No scientist, came to school to talk about meteors. Why? We were travelling north I55 @ 2:30 am when I saw huge streak across west, left sky. Never saw one before. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Litchfield, IL |
| Latitude | 39° 10' 56.24'' N (39.182289°) |
| Longitude | 89° 40' 34'' W (-89.676112°) |
| Elevation | 206.381104m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-08-08 02:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-08-08 07:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 105° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 70.93° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 30° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Orange then white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 60s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Looked like a line of orange stars 40 degrees then line of white lights 10 degrees long |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Line of stars,ligjts |