Reports Report 5441dj (Event 5441-2020)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 5441-2020
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | hailie C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | it looked like what you would say a shooting star looks like in movies just a lot bigger and orange. the next thing you new the meteor lit up a bright blue as well as the small glowing trail it had at that moment. it lit up the sky for a second then turned a bright orange/ yellow with a longer glowing trail then shortly went transparent. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rittman, OH |
| Latitude | 40° 58' 39.93'' N (40.98°) |
| Longitude | 81° 45' 36.89'' W (-81.76°) |
| Elevation | 304.98m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-09-30 06:24 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-09-30 10:24 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 249° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 120° |
| First azimuth | 120° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 110° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 12° |
| Remarks | bright orange & light yellow glowing train, only lasted about 4 seconds after the meteor itself wasn’t transparent anymore. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |