Observer | |
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Name | Luke D |
Experience Level | 3/5 |
Remarks | This is one of the brightest fireballs I have ever seen, and I sometimes travel out to rural areas to watch for them. This is very interesting to me considering I was in an area with heavy light pollution, where almost no stars can be seen.I would love to be contacted if you have any questions or information to share about the fireball, as I am just now getting into watching the skies. Thank you for this detailed reporting service, I hope to use it again soon! |
Location | |
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Address | Lexington, KY |
Latitude | 38° 2' 8.56'' N (38.04°) |
Longitude | 84° 30' 40.94'' W (-84.51°) |
Elevation | 302.65m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2020-05-20 23:15 EDT |
UT Date & Time | 2020-05-21 03:15 UT |
Duration | ≈3.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up left to down right |
Descent Angle | 175° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 168° |
First azimuth | 168° |
First elevation | 50° |
Last azimuth | 170° |
Last elevation | 15° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
Color | Light Yellow, White |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | Yes |
Duration | 1s |
Length | 15° |
Remarks | One long train then a fade then a short train before the flash, we were in a well-lit area so it was very difficult to see the train |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | Glowed brighter and brighter before finally glowing very bright then ceasing immediately |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | Not actually sure I saw fragmentation, but I did want to say that I saw at least one dim object continue to fall after the bright burst, possibly more (I say possibly because it seemed to sparkle dimly) |