I've witnessed many shooting stars as I've been taking walks in the early morning hours before the sun rises every day for years. I was hoping to catch a glimpse of the Geminids. This was the most spectacular meteor I have ever seen in my life (63 years old) and quite remarkable.
Lokacija
Adresa
Coon Rapids, MN
Geografska širina
45° 12' 3,94'' N (45,2°)
Geografska dužina
93° 18' 10,01'' W (-93,3°)
Visina
272,18m
Vrijeme i trajanje
Lokalni datum & Vrijeme
16.12.2020 06:51 CST
UT Datum & Vrijeme
16.12.2020 12:51 UT
Trajanje
≈7,5s
Smjer
Smjer kretanja
Od lijevo gore prema desno dolje
Silazni kut
144°
Kretajuće
Azimut gledanja
61,77°
Prvi azimut
47,93°
Prva visina
64°
Zadnji azimut
69,86°
Zadnja visina
-
Svjetlina i boja
Zvjezdana magnituda
-18
Boja
Blue, Light Yellow, White
Istovremeni zvuk
Promatranje
Ne
Napomene
-
Zakašnjeli zvuk
Promatranje
Ne
Napomene
-
Trajan trag
Promatranje
Yes
Trajanje
5s
Duljina
20°
Napomene
It left a sparkling glowing trail about 10 degrees long which remained as an extinguished whitish lingering trail
Krajnji bljesak
Promatranje
Yes
Napomene
That's what got my attention, When I looked over and saw the bright blue mass flashing and spitting white and yellow flames.
Fragmentacija
Promatranje
Da
Napomene
It looked to be breaking up with smaller fragments near the main body sparking and shooting flames too.
