Reports Report 5334c (Event 5334-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Justin J |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This was VERY bright upon itself, but didn’t light up the sky like the teal of lightning near a tornado. But it looked the same electric color. At first it caught my eye thinking it was lightning behind the roof line (same ~brightness), and then traveled with fuse sound and slight Doppler. My eye followed it in amazement. Much bigger than super-fast meteors I’ve seen in showers |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Birmingham, AL |
| Latitude | 33° 22' 40.43'' N (33.377897°) |
| Longitude | 86° 46' 45.86'' W (-86.779406°) |
| Elevation | 137.391861m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-09-22 21:42 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-09-23 02:42 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 271° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 45.25° |
| First azimuth | 59.23° |
| First elevation | 28° |
| Last azimuth | 8.86° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Bright electric blue, almost teal/bright sky blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Sounded like the fuse of a bottle rocket |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 13° |
| Remarks | There were light clouds too, but as it flew I saw a train of vapor behind it and could see the line it took, reviewing the sky afterward |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |