Reports Report 6842ax (Event 6842-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Amber M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | On the video you will see me standing, however the object entered the atmosphere and I was in the midst of standing up when I initially noticed the light was very bright, then I looked directly overhead while facing west and saw the trail and subsequent breakup of the object. If you listen to the video which begins at 8:56 and 45 seconds, noting when you hear me say "OooOOh" is when the object broke up. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Edinburg, TX |
| Latitude | 26° 16' 59.76'' N (26.283268°) |
| Longitude | 98° 10' 34.74'' W (-98.176318°) |
| Elevation | 30.461975m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-11-19 20:57 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-11-20 02:57 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down to up |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 280.62° |
| First azimuth | 280.77° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 280.33° |
| Last elevation | 58° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Dark Green, Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The terminal flash was significant in size and mainly bluish greenish in nature, which led me to believe that it contained quite a bit of copper. It was significantly larger than I expected based on the trail it had previously. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When I saw the terminal flash, it was bluish greenish with yellow whitish and I did see it break apart with between three and four offshoots that looked yellow or whitish. I was facing west and the smaller trails that came after the breakup radiated out towards the northwest, west, Northeast and perhaps West southwest in nature. The brightest that I recall going mainly towards the West Northwest. |