Reports Report 1027dp (Event 1027-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mueller C |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | It's hard to believe, but i made the observation from the garden of my holiday house in Ravi (Gavorrano). I happened to have observed this section of the northeastern horizon towards Siena with my binoculars when I saw the white fireball through it (9 degree field of view, 7x35 Nikon), the entry, the short trail and the glaring explosion in turquoise-white color, relatively low above the horizon. You rarely see something like this once in a lifetime and I was deeply impressed. Funnily enough, I am an amateur astronomer and head of the Isar Valley Observatory in southern Bavaria (www.isartalsternwarte.de). I'm sure there was at least one fragment, incredible! Sincerely, clear skies |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ravi, Toscana (IT) |
| Latitude | 42° 54' 41.69'' N (42.91158°) |
| Longitude | 10° 55' 2.01'' E (10.917225°) |
| Elevation | 218.493378m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-02-28 10:30 CET |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-02-28 09:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 215° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 43.41° |
| First azimuth | 48.18° |
| First elevation | 29° |
| Last azimuth | 42.34° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | - |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | plus a white cloudy smoke trail about 20 to 30 degrees above the horizon |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | as a full very short flash. I see the meteorit at a very low angle above the horizon through my 7x35 Binocular, ist was absolutely shocking. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |