Reports Report 8167z (Event 8167-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sarah A |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This appeared large, close, and low compared to your average shooting stars, and it was unlike any shooting star I’ve ever seen before! It wasn’t merely a quick, thin light streaking briefly through the sky. It had body to it, and looked like a sparkly white firework w/a green glow-y tail, but it appeared suddenly w/no traceable origin (as opposed to a firework where you can see both its rise and fall), and was an isolated event. No other ‘fireworks’ appeared. I was going east on the Cumberland Parkway and was just driving onto Exit 62, I believe, in Russell Springs, KY, when I saw it at approximately 6:35 CST, below an almost full moon. It appeared to be a comet. I have never witnessed something so beautiful and remarkable, and it brought a tear to my eye. This was no ordinary falling star! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Russell Springs, KY |
| Latitude | 37° 2' 59.92'' N (37.049977°) |
| Longitude | 85° 4' 24.31'' W (-85.07342°) |
| Elevation | 315.466705m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-12-28 18:35 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-12-29 00:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 77.14° |
| First azimuth | 64.32° |
| First elevation | 24° |
| Last azimuth | 93.58° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It suddenly entered the sky from left dropping down right as a thick swath of very bright light and sparkles, much like a firework, followed by a green tail (like an aurora borealis behind it), and then it was gone. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |