American Meteor Society

Reports Report 6197de (Event 6197-2020)

Observer
Name David G
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Birmingham, AL
Latitude 33° 25' 18.58'' N (33.421827°)
Longitude 86° 50' 16.16'' W (-86.837821°)
Elevation 280.763245m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-11-01 17:53 CST
UT Date & Time 2020-11-01 23:53 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 159°
Moving
Facing azimuth 58.83°
First azimuth 55.58°
First elevation 25°
Last azimuth 63.99°
Last elevation 17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -15
Color Blue, Light Blue, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It was extremely bright, the edges of the flash were bluish green to light green.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Fragmentation was briefly observable at the tail end. It appeared similar to fireworks, but the smaller pieces didn't project light for very long of a duration, or with much distance.