Reports Report 5579d (Event 5579-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Paul K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This meteor appeared to have a steep angle of decent. I had my gps present and recorded my location at approximately 35 degrees 10.979'N, 106 degrees 38.820'W, at that time I estimated the heading at where I last saw it at approximately 250-260 degrees. When I saw the shards after it exploded I was wondering if there may be a strewn field, but without another observation vector it could have been 5 miles or 50 miles west of where I observed it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Albuquerque, NM |
| Latitude | 35° 10' 58.65'' N (35.182958°) |
| Longitude | 106° 38' 49.35'' W (-106.647041°) |
| Elevation | 1523.458008m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-10-05 12:55 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-10-05 18:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 20° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 265° |
| First azimuth | 275° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 255° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Green, Red and blue as it descended and exploded into white to Like Yellow shards. Brightness is hard to estimate at it was bright sunshine just after noon and it still was very visible |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The color shifted from green, red, blue to nearly white as it exploded |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I briefly saw at least three visible (white-yellow) fragments for perhaps 0.25 seconds |