Reports Report 5979e (Event 5979-2020)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Jeannette W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I try to take photos of meteor showers. I went out around 12:15 AM PDT, then went in after an hour (I saw 7 meteors). I set the camera up for interval timer, taking 300 shots. I found the fireball image when I took the camera in around 6 AM PDT. The images were taken with a D850 in raw and JPG. I have larger images of the fireball and smoke trails if you are interested. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Yucca Valley, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 8' 55.55'' N (34.148764°) |
| Longitude | 116° 25' 52.16'' W (-116.431155°) |
| Elevation | 1198.074585m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2020-10-21 02:29 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-10-21 09:29 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 85° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 80° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 90° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | I have photos of the smoke trails. The fireball was image 170. The smoke trails ended around image 210. The camera was on interval timer. 25 second interval, each shot was 20 seconds. |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |