Reports Report 5441xq (Event 5441-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Garrett I |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I had just left my house and was driving to work. After the flash lit up the sky, I looked around and saw it coming down at about a 45 degree angle heading North. I noticed it out of my passenger side window, which was East of my location. It was an amazing and beautiful sight that I will never forget!!! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Groveport, OH |
| Latitude | 39° 52' 53.77'' N (39.881604°) |
| Longitude | 82° 51' 51.19'' W (-82.86422°) |
| Elevation | 227.666443m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-09-30 06:25 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-09-30 10:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 219° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 86.31° |
| First azimuth | 81.87° |
| First elevation | 54° |
| Last azimuth | 83.02° |
| Last elevation | 51° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | The train lasted for about two seconds and then disappeared into a smoke trail. I was driving, so I couldn’t see how long the smoke trail lasted. At first, the sky lit up like a flash of lighting. When looking around the sky I noticed the meteor lit up red with a white train coming down at about a 45 degree angle. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It lit up the sky like a flash of lightning. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |