Reports Report 980bl (Event 980-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Stephen S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Have in the past hunted meteorites for fun. So I would love to hear if you come up with an approximate area you think anything might have made it to earth |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Apache Junction, AZ |
| Latitude | 33° 27' 26.99'' N (33.457498°) |
| Longitude | 111° 32' 19.24'' W (-111.538677°) |
| Elevation | 588.542419m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-02-26 05:20 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-02-26 12:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 117° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 348.56° |
| First azimuth | 334.63° |
| First elevation | 29° |
| Last azimuth | 338.4° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Blue, Green, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Object smaller when first observed then gradually culminated in a large flash |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Appeared to break apart into multiple pieces . Sitting I jacuzzi, just watched a plane go by, closed my eyes for a second and bright light caused me to open my eyes, thought the plane exploded, then saw the meteor for 2 seconds |