Reports Report 7939q (Event 7939-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mykel L |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | We were looking at the Jupiter/Saturn convergence, and it the fireball streaked right past it. It was far brighter and much more impressive than anything I've seen, and we have gone out to the hills east of LA, near Arcadia, (to get away from light pollution) to see the Perseids before. This was far, far brighter than any of those. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Los Angeles, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 2' 12.96'' N (34.036932°) |
| Longitude | 118° 23' 50.72'' W (-118.397422°) |
| Elevation | 45.565296m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-12-20 18:30 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-12-21 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 128° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 254.54° |
| First azimuth | 251.28° |
| First elevation | 47° |
| Last azimuth | 259.82° |
| Last elevation | 8° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Not much brighter than the very strong, bright fireball itself, but definitely an event, because then it broke apart. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It seemed to split in two major pieces just before disappearing not much above the horizon. Maybe a 30/70 split. |