Reports Report 7206ax (Event 7206-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Roger D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | 1. Very experienced with professional fireworks, this did not seem to be one. 2. I've seen meteors (and maybe one space junk fall in about 1963), but never the odd fragmenting like "thin" material with lots of drag, departing randomly. I think I saw a report from somewhere near Sacramento ("Justin P"?). I bet junk from an older S->N launch. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Elk Grove, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 26' 16.9'' N (38.438028°) |
| Longitude | 121° 22' 17.27'' W (-121.371464°) |
| Elevation | 13.419477m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-11-30 18:15 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-12-01 02:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 83° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 297.44° |
| First azimuth | 291.44° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 301.77° |
| Last elevation | 57° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Green, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Silvery trail with little arc ended in a modest greenish flash. Just before and during flash orangish bits seemed to randomly fly off in different directions without velocity, like an exfoliation or spauling. Many drags on bursting. No FM radio sound on 96.9. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | See above. They did not drift down like fireworks debris, seemed to peel then quickly go dark. Went in all directions. Didn't continue as a cohort. |