Reports Report 5912g (Event 5912-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Scott D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I'm 46 years old. My family makes occasional trips to dark skies locations for the express purpose of observing celestial events. We pay attention to the known showers when weather allows. This was unlike any meteorite I have ever seen. I was sitting on my walkway fiddling with Halloween lights and this was bright and obvious enough to catch my attention even with the light pollution. Amazing! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Abilene, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 23' 46.24'' N (32.396179°) |
| Longitude | 99° 42' 42.69'' W (-99.711858°) |
| Elevation | 541.063782m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-10-17 20:02 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-10-18 01:02 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 249° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 30.59° |
| First azimuth | 43.88° |
| First elevation | 49° |
| Last azimuth | 18.91° |
| Last elevation | 36° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Obvious, almost cliche "movie" train. Not a typical, however brilliant but quick meteor train, but an almost comic booky one, if I'm making sense. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |