Reports Report 1015ab (Event 1015-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cheryl |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was bigger and brighter and lasted longer than any meteors I have seen in the past. and I didn\'t even hve to go to a dark place in the desert! Amazing!! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Irvine, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 40' 34.75'' N (33.676319°) |
| Longitude | 117° 50' 35.04'' W (-117.843068°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-14 19:43 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-15 02:43 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 45° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 113.72479° |
| First azimuth | 200.51365° |
| First elevation | 46° |
| Last azimuth | 107.05163° |
| Last elevation | 34° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | greenish white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | had a tail, but not train. it disappeared from view due to obstacles ahead. We were driving south on the 405. it looked like it came down somewhere south near the highway. very visible, even with the city, street and car lights on around us. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |