Reports Report 629a (Event 629-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Thomas F |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I had just walked outside and looked up at the night sky as I do every night when I go out to smoke, yes bad habit I know... But I never take my phone. But tonight I walked out, looked up and the timing was perfect. I saw it go from nothing in the sky, fairly slowly across the sky compared to your usual shooting star. It grew brighter and brighter and about 2 or 3 seconds in, it was bright enough to see fragments or debris falling or burning off the object. I'd guess at the 4 or 5 second mark when it grew its brightest and then went dark. I'm so happy I was lucky enough to see this. If it helps I was looking NW slightly and the object seemed to go from NE to SW or EW approx. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tucson, AZ |
| Latitude | 32° 17' 30.24'' N (32.291734°) |
| Longitude | 110° 54' 2.15'' W (-110.900596°) |
| Elevation | 779.443909m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-02-04 20:25 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-02-05 03:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 252° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 335° |
| First azimuth | 355° |
| First elevation | 66° |
| Last azimuth | 315° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I could see what I'd describe as sparks or fragments falling off the object |