Reports Report 5441kq (Event 5441-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Victor L |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | My reason for early am walk was to find a dark spot where I could see the northern lights. I did not see anything until I was walking back home. WOW, what an experience. I feel privileged! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lyndhurst, OH |
| Latitude | 41° 31' 51.75'' N (41.531043°) |
| Longitude | 81° 28' 36.43'' W (-81.476785°) |
| Elevation | 314.11618m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-09-30 06:26 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-09-30 10:26 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 140° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 155° |
| First azimuth | 155° |
| First elevation | 22° |
| Last azimuth | 155° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a bright flash that caught my attention, almost like an arc flash or photo flash in the dark. When I looked up I saw a bright white tail that kept growing in length, then the tip turned a bright red-orange, it looked as if it exploded - doubling in size, fragmented, went into orange streamers then quickly vanished. The sky was dark again. The entire event only lasted approximately (5) seconds. For scale from my perspective, if I pinched my thumb to finger together it was approximately 1/8", tail grew as I watched it from 1/4" to 1-1/2". When it blew up it was approximately 1/4", streamers extended at same angle of the protectory to approximately 1/2" before diming and going out. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Outlined above - almost like fireworks at 30,000 feet - it was most likely much higher in the sky. |