Reports Report 95d (Event 95-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Taylor C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Houston, TX |
| Latitude | 29° 48' 46.49'' N (29.812914°) |
| Longitude | 95° 34' 17.83'' W (-95.57162°) |
| Elevation | 28.265575m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-01-04 00:48 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-01-04 06:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 254° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 82.14° |
| First azimuth | 239.84° |
| First elevation | 87° |
| Last azimuth | 72.43° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 15s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | Initially bright white point, trail developed over duration of movement. Trail changed to yellow, then to orange, and contained streaks of green. Smoke appeared to border trail beginning 2-3 seconds into event. Trail increased in width and color spectrum until moment of visible fragmentation |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fragmentation visible beginning minus 2 seconds from terminal viewing. Fragmentation appeared to consist of 2 distinct bodies each comprising approximately 25% mass of original, main body. Fragmentation accompanied by color shift of main body to brilliant white |