Reports Report 5979b (Event 5979-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dennis B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was there to watch the Orionoid meteor shower, was looking straight in front of me when I saw it |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lucerne Valley, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 31' 25.96'' N (34.523879°) |
| Longitude | 116° 59' 46.68'' W (-116.996299°) |
| Elevation | 948.231018m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-10-21 02:30 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-10-21 09:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90.43° |
| First azimuth | 81.18° |
| First elevation | 21° |
| Last azimuth | 97.95° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -26 |
| Color | Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | pshhh, like the sound of something hot hitting water |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 30s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | The train was a long as the length of the fireball, from when I first saw it to when I didn't see it anymore, the train was like a vapor trail, kind of smoky, then eventually disappeared. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |