Reports Report 7168gu (Event 7168-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Martina S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This was the most stunning and mesmerizing thing I have ever seen in the night sky. Compared to other shooting stars I've witnessed before, this one appeared to be extremely slow and extremely close. Its trail did not really fade either. I was quite sure it was a satellite or a piece of space junk entering the atmosphere. I answered the questions to the best of my knowledge. As for the direction of my travel, I was driving north and that was the direction the thing appeared on the sky (more or less). This refers to 7168-2020 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Namborn, Saarland (DE) |
| Latitude | 49° 31' 18.88'' N (49.521911°) |
| Longitude | 7° 9' 36.16'' E (7.160045°) |
| Elevation | 336.167389m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-11-28 18:43 CET |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-11-28 17:43 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 20.75° |
| First azimuth | 8.05° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 26.97° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | a long, thin, sparkling orange line |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |