Reports Report 7206k (Event 7206-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Carter L |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I'm really glad you have this site. It felt like such a momentous thing to see (and I've seen a number of shooting stars, Northern Lights, and even meteor showers). This was huge, bright, long and amazing. I actually shouted out loud it was so remarkable. Like a caveman marveling at the mysterious sky :) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Francisco, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 46' 4.58'' N (37.76794°) |
| Longitude | 122° 30' 39.83'' W (-122.511064°) |
| Elevation | 7.019303m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-11-30 18:09 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-12-01 02:09 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 97° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 320.48° |
| First azimuth | 297.28° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 327.26° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | The bright intense core was orange and yellow, there was a halo of pale yellow (?) light around it and before it blinked out it was as if there was a shield of white/grey dust at the front. It was huge. it looked fake. I couldn't believe how long it laste |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 8s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | orange red, at first sort of straight out but arcing as the bright core descended. I think the trail lingered after the core disappeared, but not certain. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It came in low, big and fast. Right away the parts of it were clearly visible: a bright intense core, a kind of halo or penumbra of paler light, and the orange/red tail. I shot forward towards the headlands, and I was surprised at how big it was and how long it was visible. As it arced downward the core flashed, the halo was gone, and it was like a cone of dust/particles was visible at the nose or front of the fireball. Then it was gone. and I think the tail lingered a second or two longer. It was strange how visible and clear it was. I thought I should hear it or see it splash into the water. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |