Reports Report 4496d (Event 4496-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Judd P |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I have submitted several corroborated reports on this site and have recommended it to others that have done the same .Keep up the good work . Probably a Perseid earth grazer .By the way . It was cool . On of the nicest ones I have seen in my 60 years . I was by myself doing high fives and uttering some expletives . .. lol .. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Latitude | 26° 9' 36.51'' N (26.160143°) |
| Longitude | 80° 5' 56.68'' W (-80.099078°) |
| Elevation | 2.954366m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-08-13 01:09 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-08-13 05:09 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 95° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 358.71° |
| First azimuth | 225.38° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 1.36° |
| Last elevation | 48° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It appeared from the ssw over my shoulder . There was a trail and intermittant fragmenting as the nucleus grew brighter . It then faded quickly . not a flameout .Best description would be " it faded in from high in the ssw zenith , fragmenting and the nucleus growing brighter as it transited to the north or nne and then dissipated , not flamed out . |