| Observer |
|
Name |
Matthew W |
|
Experience Level |
5/5
|
|
Remarks |
I have seen several large sky splitting shooting stars, this one is the largest I've seen by a magnitude of 2. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Chino, CA |
|
Latitude |
33° 57' 56.08'' N (33.965579°)
|
|
Longitude |
117° 38' 59.32'' W (-117.649812°)
|
|
Elevation |
178.353165m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2020-02-26 04:30 PST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2020-02-26 12:30 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
127° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
85.96° |
|
First azimuth |
88.3° |
|
First elevation |
27° |
|
Last azimuth |
88.77° |
|
Last elevation |
12° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-7 |
|
Color |
Dark Green, Green |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
2s |
|
Length |
60° |
|
Remarks |
Bright green shooting star, appeared to explode, and a second after it split it appeared to explode again. 1 comet split a total of 2 times |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Bright green |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
First fragment was large and was visible for a second before fragmenting a second time. It faded away after the second fragment |
