Reports Report 5891h (Event 5891-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jim F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was by far the best meteor I have ever seen. I have spotted exploding meteors before, but nothing this bright or large. It was absolutely amazing. I did not hear anything but my dog reacted in alarm after I had seen it and ran back into the house. I don't recall exactly how long after, probably less than 1 minute. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mosinee, WI |
| Latitude | 44° 46' 35.99'' N (44.776663°) |
| Longitude | 89° 43' 55.68'' W (-89.732132°) |
| Elevation | 350.412292m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-10-15 23:10 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-10-16 04:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 246° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 263.06° |
| First azimuth | 287.24° |
| First elevation | 83° |
| Last azimuth | 254.2° |
| Last elevation | 68° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light yellow to orange trail |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Glowing train, very wide, the widest I have ever seen. 60% of the length was glowing, followed by a break and another glowing streak. It was amazing. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was just starting to look up and the entire area was filled with light like someone took a flash photo or even the light from a welding arc.. As I continued to look up I saw the unusually wide trail fade into the glowing particles. The trail was an even coverage with a break about 60% of the way from the start followed by more even glowing particles. It may have fragmented before I saw it which could explain the wide trail. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |