Reports Report 2027h (Event 2027-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Douglas K |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I heard a distant scream of someone else who saw the fireball, while I was on the phone talking to my neighbor from my deck when it occurred--he will have the exact time I called him (he was walking his dog and didn't see the fireball.) The fireball could be related to the Lyrids meteor shower, which is to the northeast from my point of view. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cameron Park, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 40' 1.97'' N (38.667213°) |
| Longitude | 121° 1' 2.78'' W (-121.017439°) |
| Elevation | 385.646362m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-04-28 21:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-04-29 04:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 267° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 340° |
| First azimuth | 350.67° |
| First elevation | 13° |
| Last azimuth | 316.2° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | with no stars visible, fireball increased with intensity as it streaked in a slight arc from start to finish (between 8:30 and 9:30 pm) |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | for about 2 seconds, the fireball fragmented into broken parts that followed the same direction |