Reports Report 7723dw (Event 7723-2020)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 7723-2020
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kate H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It’s usually too bright in town to see stars, so I was surprised to see the biggest, brightest meteor I’ve ever seen. Never seen one like it. Thought it was going to hit a house, but I know that was probably just an illusion of perspective. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | White Bear Lake, MN |
| Latitude | 45° 5' 4.88'' N (45.08°) |
| Longitude | 93° 0' 36.25'' W (-93.01°) |
| Elevation | 286.73m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-12-16 06:50 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-12-16 12:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 118° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 28.63° |
| First azimuth | 20.29° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 55.69° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Seemed to get bigger and brighter and surrounded/trailed by little broken bits of light before it went out completely. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Little speckles of light around it near the end before it went out |