Reports Report 531cn (Event 531-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brendan D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've observed 3-4 meteors in my life, this one had the longest sustained viewing impulse, and the only one I've seen break up into multiple pieces. Looked like a cluster of bright, fast moving stars with short ion/plasma trails. Incredible looking thing. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dana Point, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 27' 56.39'' N (33.465665°) |
| Longitude | 117° 41' 53.05'' W (-117.69807°) |
| Elevation | 45.893036m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-01-29 22:25 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-01-30 06:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 261° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 176.5° |
| First azimuth | 216.16° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 129.9° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fireball appeared as a small cluster of 4-5 fragments and broke up into 3 large and several (7-8) smaller ones while fanning out. |