Reports Report 7939b (Event 7939-2020)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 7939-2020
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jon D |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Saw a very similar meteor 2-3 weeks ago. Same color, intensity, starting point in the sky, and falling direction. Great to see this one tonight. I'm quite sure someone captured it on film as it passed so close to Jupiter/Saturn and there are a lot of people watching those two planets tonight. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Los Angeles, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 0' 57.91'' N (34.02°) |
| Longitude | 118° 25' 27.59'' W (-118.42°) |
| Elevation | 30.85m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-12-20 18:29 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-12-21 02:29 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 169° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 254.27° |
| First azimuth | 180° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 256.71° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5.5s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | White, and unchanging color. Glowing for about two seconds as the meteor fell towards the horizon. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Like a falling lightbulb. Phenomenal, starting between Mars and the moon, it fell and passed very close and just to the right of Jupiter/Saturn. A few fragments came off, and it glowed brightly for a split second, like a lightbulb when it goes out, the went out. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A few from the tail as it fell, then again when it burst as the end. |