Reports Report 5441du (Event 5441-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | owen h |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Before I noticed the fireball, I was facing away from its position. Suddenly, when world suddenly lit up, I turned 180 super quick and saw the trail with the explosion at the end. It didn’t move very far since it moved from above, up in the sky, to down towards the horizon with minimal left to right motion. The flash was brighter than a huge bolt of lightning and it was the source of light that initially caught my attention. When I turned around I was genuinely scared at first because the terminal explosion was slightly less than the size of a dime at arms length. The trail lingered less than the ball at the end, lasting only about 8 seconds, and the terminal flash lingered about 20 seconds. I cried with awe, it was a FANTASTIC experience. I was looking at the sky during my workout outside and thinking about the stars and my place in the universe, so i was primed for this magnificent experience already. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Marysville, OH |
| Latitude | 40° 10' 38.94'' N (40.177484°) |
| Longitude | 83° 25' 7.34'' W (-83.418706°) |
| Elevation | 297.778687m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-09-30 06:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-09-30 10:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 220° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 84.22° |
| First azimuth | 82.8° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 76.75° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 13° |
| Remarks | It was bright white and looked dusty. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a bright center with little orange specs surrounding it, but the specs weren’t moving, they just looked like a different “layer” of the fireball. It was slightly less than the size of a dime if I were to hold it at arms length. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |