| Observer |
|
Name |
Ray L |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
Three people witnessed this amazing event while watching for Perseid meteors. We also saw a few other typical meteors during our observations. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Thousand Oaks, CA |
|
Latitude |
34° 14' 11.41'' N (34.236504°)
|
|
Longitude |
118° 51' 24.54'' W (-118.856817°)
|
|
Elevation |
314.774841m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2020-08-11 22:46 PDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2020-08-12 05:46 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
240° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
261.8° |
|
First azimuth |
33.5° |
|
First elevation |
90° |
|
Last azimuth |
234.15° |
|
Last elevation |
61° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-7 |
|
Color |
Started out white but changed to yellow and red before disappearing in a flash |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Just a brief white flash before disappearing |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
