Reports Report 6425ar (Event 6425-2020)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 6425-2020
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mark Y |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I was loading my kids into my car and a friend was helping. I happened to be directly facing the fireball when it first appears. I shouted out and pointed to my friend who was able to turn around, look, and proceed to run around the car to watch the fireball continue to fall. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dartmouth, MA |
| Latitude | 41° 40' 45.17'' N (41.68°) |
| Longitude | 70° 58' 49.39'' W (-70.98°) |
| Elevation | 35.28m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-11-08 19:20 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-11-09 00:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 155° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 277° |
| First elevation | 58° |
| Last azimuth | 286° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Deep and bright, and faded abruptly after about 3 seconds |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |