| Observer |
|
Name |
Doug S |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
I have seen 3 fireballs over the past 10 years, including this one, and this was by far the slowest traveling one. It was also the smallest. |
| Location |
|
Address |
San Diego, CA |
|
Latitude |
32° 47' 18.06'' N (32.788349°)
|
|
Longitude |
117° 3' 18.86'' W (-117.055239°)
|
|
Elevation |
231.944519m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2020-08-21 21:50 PDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2020-08-22 04:50 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
176° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
300.7° |
|
First azimuth |
309.4° |
|
First elevation |
86° |
|
Last azimuth |
59.34° |
|
Last elevation |
65° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-20 |
|
Color |
White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
3s |
|
Length |
12° |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Yes, but it wasn’t much bigger or brighter than the smaller flashes that proceeded it. |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Many small flashes, some seemed to linger behind where they occurred as new ones formed as the object travelled. |
