Reports Report 3478aq (Event 3478-2020)
| Observer | |
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| Name | tony g |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | i was driving west to home near kerrville after a night photographing dirt track races S of San Antonio, was near home when i first saw the fireball, slowed from 75 as fast as i could, got onto the shoulder and got off 23 shots as it broke up and disintegrated . . . photos taken through windshield, luckily my camera settings were for night shots from the track, 'cause i never would have gotten settings fixed before it vanished |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Kerrville, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 3' 2.79'' N (30.050776°) |
| Longitude | 99° 0' 31.77'' W (-99.008826°) |
| Elevation | 505.169067m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2020-07-18 02:03 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-07-18 07:03 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 95° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 287.19° |
| First azimuth | 260.93° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 8.71° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Yellow, one blue element slower than the rest |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | it was trailing fire which burned out slowly |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | first saw what i thought was a single fireball, then broke in two, the broke into multiple fragments, see my picture |