Reports Report 955a (Event 955-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lori P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was watching the moon rise and just happened to be looking at the exact spot the "shooting star" appeared. The color was amazing, bluish green. It was like a rotated diamond shape and got larger just before it burned out, then gone just as fast as it appeared. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Grass Valley, CA |
| Latitude | 39° 12' 53.88'' N (39.214968°) |
| Longitude | 121° 4' 1.09'' W (-121.066969°) |
| Elevation | 749.65625m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-04-29 23:50 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-04-30 06:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 122.03° |
| First azimuth | 125.29° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 97.25° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Blue, Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | It was wide and narrowed towards the end. It glowed bright and it shot across the sky behind the "star". There was a yellowish tint as it faded. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was the brightest, biggest shooting star I've ever seen. It seemed to get brighter just before it burned out. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |