Reports Report 6742cd (Event 6742-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Casey O |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was a really impressive display! Caught me off guard and by surprise. The streak and flash were in the northern sky just a few degrees to the west of Polaris, at about its level. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | St. Louis, MO |
| Latitude | 38° 38' 11.03'' N (38.636398°) |
| Longitude | 90° 16' 8.96'' W (-90.269155°) |
| Elevation | 143.030426m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-11-18 05:29 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-11-18 11:29 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 187° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 355° |
| First azimuth | 355° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 350° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Faint low echo like a low-volume, low-pitch boom, beginning roughly one second after flash and lasting 2-3 seconds. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | glowing thin train, white at center with colorful blueish edges. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Extremely bright circular flash, like a large firework streak and explosion, briefly lighting up surroundings, illuminating surrounding trees (it was quite dark in Forest Park at the time). |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |