American Meteor Society

Reports Report 8150e (Event 8150-2020)

Observer
Name Amayah D
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks Saw a shooting star roughly 20-30 minutes later!
Location
Address Vista, CA
Latitude 33° 10' 16.07'' N (33.17113°)
Longitude 117° 14' 25.88'' W (-117.240523°)
Elevation 141.587357m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-12-28 00:15 PST
UT Date & Time 2020-12-28 08:15 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 258°
Moving
Facing azimuth 156.6°
First azimuth 229.4°
First elevation 51°
Last azimuth 82.57°
Last elevation 32°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -6
Color Orange, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 20°
Remarks Glowing train, looked like a very long shooting star (thought it was until it kept going), small burst of light then two small chunks broke off and burned out before the large remaining portion started angling down
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks As described above, saw flash, then two small sections broke off and burned out in the trail