It was the most magnificent meteor I have ever seen. It really startled me!! Beautiful. I wish I could have had a picture of it. If one is available, please send it to me!
Location
Address
Santa Clarita, CA
Latitude
34° 23' 39.44'' N (34.394288°)
Longitude
118° 28' 49.03'' W (-118.480285°)
Elevation
561.955505m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-08-28 22:25 PDT
UT Date & Time
2014-08-29 05:25 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
357.74°
First azimuth
357.99°
First elevation
69°
Last azimuth
350.88°
Last elevation
44°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
White fireball with bright yellow tail and and a large blue halo that was as large as a half-moon.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
25°
Remarks
White ball with tail. Then the tail turned very bright yellow and large blue oblong halo appeard around it. and the tail trailed off and the blue hao slowly faded.
