Reports Report 3478cg (Event 3478-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Eric S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Having seen hundreds if not thousands of meteors over the years, I can say that this was a completely different kind of experience. It was frighteningly apocalyptic because it didn't happen as quickly as what I have seen in the past. It was much larger, more diverse in its form and colorful. It was the most awe inspiring event I have seen in the night sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Temple, TX |
| Latitude | 31° 13' 39.48'' N (31.227632°) |
| Longitude | 97° 27' 46.66'' W (-97.462961°) |
| Elevation | 180m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-07-18 02:10 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-07-18 07:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 101° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 240° |
| First azimuth | 180° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 310° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Purple, Pink, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | It first started out looking cohesive like a falling star, but much larger, and it began to become more dispersed and colorful and ended up looking like a disk shape of swirling light and matter with sections that remained partially cohesive like ghostly orbs. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fragmentation is described above. It seemed to break into smaller balls of fire at first and then became more dispersed and colorful. |