Reports Report 6914j (Event 6914-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mike D |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Just that this was way, way larger, brighter and lower in the sky than a typical shooting star. Startling. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oxnard, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 10' 1.2'' N (34.166999°) |
| Longitude | 119° 9' 5.31'' W (-119.151476°) |
| Elevation | 9.505514m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-11-20 00:20 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-11-20 08:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 120° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 287.7° |
| First azimuth | 252.73° |
| First elevation | 18° |
| Last azimuth | 319.22° |
| Last elevation | 11° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The sky lit up brightly from my left as I was walking. Looked over to see what it was, at first saw nothing, then a large fiery object moving downward appeared, fragmented, and went dark over a few seconds. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | See above. |