Reports Report 4194x (Event 4194-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joanne H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Annapolis, MD |
| Latitude | 38° 59' 4.06'' N (38.984461°) |
| Longitude | 76° 32' 31.51'' W (-76.542085°) |
| Elevation | 30.209637m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-08-08 00:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-08-08 04:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 246° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 75° |
| First azimuth | 75° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 15° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Purple, Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | There was the original large fireball with thin smoke trail, then it seemed to disappear, but a smaller fire ball appeared in front of where the first fireball disappeared. Was amazing. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I think I described it above, there was the larger purple orange yellow fireball that described an arc, then it seemed disappeared and was replaced with a smaller purple orange yellow fireball. The colors were so distinctive. Have never seen anything like it. |