Reports Report 3475r (Event 3475-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jake P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | There was a visible comet just above the setting sun on the previous evening of the 16th, and it came around again towards the rising sun on the morning of the 17th, straddling the fireball event. Magical night indeed from that place too. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , CA |
| Latitude | 35° 54' 54.27'' N (35.915076°) |
| Longitude | 121° 26' 8.9'' W (-121.435806°) |
| Elevation | 799.897339m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-07-17 04:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-07-17 11:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 76° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 345° |
| First azimuth | 257° |
| First elevation | 1° |
| Last azimuth | 350° |
| Last elevation | 53° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Green, Orange, Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Train was red orange yellow green (or green then yellow at the end). It didn’t appear to be a definite straight line..it seemed it slithered like a snakes tail. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | We thought it was bright headlights coming up the hill. A dozen of us were up all night camping on an open mountaintop ridge in Big Sur and the whole coastline was lit up from the fireball. Way brighter than a full moon but still viewable without being blinded. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |