Reports Report 4705j (Event 4705-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ray D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I don't consider myself an amateur astronomer but I do have many years of watching and photographing meteors. This was one of the more impressive ones that I've seen. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Diego, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 51' 38.42'' N (32.860672°) |
| Longitude | 117° 11' 36.69'' W (-117.193524°) |
| Elevation | 108.81926m |
| 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 | 92° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 357.82° |
| First azimuth | 335.81° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 66.56° |
| Last elevation | 43° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Bright white with orange "flame", then dimmed to orange before breaking up into several smaller pieces and fading out. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Orange, flame-like train with small sparks, then the meteor itself became orange and broke into pieces, each piece w a small train, before finally fading out. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The meteor began to dim, from white to orange. Then it broke into several small pieces. Each piece left a short trail of sparks. Very shortly after breaking up, it faded away. |