Reports Report 5441wp (Event 5441-2020)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 5441-2020
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Candace C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was the brightest, most beautiful shooting star I have ever seen. In fact, I questioned, for a second, if I was potentially watching a plane that exploded and was in free fall. I knew it was not, thankfully, when it quickly went dark. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Delphos, OH |
| Latitude | 40° 50' 46.77'' N (40.85°) |
| Longitude | 84° 19' 30.86'' W (-84.33°) |
| Elevation | 236.42m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-09-30 06:27 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-09-30 10:27 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 17° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 82.78° |
| First azimuth | 81.22° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 80.67° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Blue, Green, Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | First, a brilliant white flash with an amazing mostly blue, slightly arching tail with green along the north edge with an orange ball at the bottom of the tail that brightened before fading. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |