Reports Report 629f (Event 629-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sheila M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was a large white sphere. I noted Venus near the horizon to my left at the time and the fireball was 5-8x larger and more bright. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ajo, AZ |
| Latitude | 32° 21' 3.79'' N (32.351054°) |
| Longitude | 112° 49' 45.87'' W (-112.829408°) |
| Elevation | 526.71167m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-02-04 20:03 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-02-05 03:03 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 282.42° |
| First azimuth | 324.46° |
| First elevation | 12° |
| Last azimuth | 275° |
| Last elevation | 7° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Three orange tails fanned out behind the white ball. Sorry, I do not understand how to calculate the degree re: length of train, but it was quite long and seemed to cover a good deal of my range of vision from left to right. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |