Observer | |
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Name | David E |
Experience Level | 3/5 |
Remarks | I caught it out of the corner of my eye originally, turned, and exclaimed to my neighbor, who had just enough time to turn around and see the expansion/fragmentation. Although we only saw it for a couple of seconds, we were not looking in that direction full on originally. Also, time is approximate, as I was too stupid to make a note of it at the time. There was NO sound afterward, so it must have been fairly distant (we listened to see if we could hear anything). I've observed a number of meteor showers, this was far brighter than anything in my experience. |
Location | |
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Address | Mission Viejo, CA |
Latitude | 33° 36' 1.39'' N (33.6°) |
Longitude | 117° 38' 34.94'' W (-117.64°) |
Elevation | 180.63m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2018-09-14 20:10 PDT |
UT Date & Time | 2018-09-15 03:10 UT |
Duration | ≈3.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up right to down left |
Descent Angle | 203° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 75.66° |
First azimuth | 77.7° |
First elevation | 34° |
Last azimuth | 74.39° |
Last elevation | 17° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
Color | Light Green |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | No |
Duration | - |
Length | - |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | Did not see full flight - initially saw out of corner of my eye, VERY bright, light green, then large expansion, and a smaller white/yellow fragment continuing on |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | Appeared to see brightening and then one smaller fragment continuing on in same direction |