Reports Report 3728k (Event 3728-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mike D |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | It was a bright, fairly slow moving fireball which appeared in low level twilight. Really spectacular! Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars were clearly visible as well as the obvious First Quarter Moon. A few of the brightest stars were also out and visible. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Buena Park, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 53' 22.78'' N (33.889661°) |
| Longitude | 117° 59' 11.67'' W (-117.986575°) |
| Elevation | 57.119m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-09-17 19:40 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-09-18 02:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 282° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 174.51° |
| First azimuth | 195.99° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 148.18° |
| Last elevation | 58° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | 2-4 (possibly more) fragmentation events. The fragments dispersed very little from the overall center line of the initial meteor trajectory. There was some pulsation of lights, that is rapid brightening and dimming of the meteor streaks (Possibly small explosions within the fragmenting meteoroid?). All fragments dimmed before disappearing from view. |