| Observer |
|
Name |
Ali K |
|
Experience Level |
1/5
|
|
Remarks |
Everyone in my family remarked that they had never seen anything like it before. It was bizarre and lasted much longer than a typically shooting star. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Boulder, CO |
|
Latitude |
40° 0' 5.81'' N (40.001614°)
|
|
Longitude |
105° 9' 33.26'' W (-105.15924°)
|
|
Elevation |
1639.892212m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2020-09-05 20:04 MDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2020-09-06 02:04 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈7.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
92° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
35.84° |
|
First azimuth |
9.63° |
|
First elevation |
27° |
|
Last azimuth |
71.12° |
|
Last elevation |
29° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-5 |
|
Color |
Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
5s |
|
Length |
7° |
|
Remarks |
The trail was actually visible the entire time. It looked like the trail of a comet. My husband, daughter and I all saw it. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |