American Meteor Society

Reports Report 245ao (Event 245-2015)

Observer
Name Stephan P
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address , CA
Latitude 38° 12' 29.83'' N (38.208287°)
Longitude 122° 58' 0.84'' W (-122.9669°)
Elevation 159.816757m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-01-31 12:48 PST
UT Date & Time 2015-01-31 20:48 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 108°
Moving
Facing azimuth 273.17°
First azimuth 284.63°
First elevation 18°
Last azimuth 302.41°
Last elevation 14°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -19
Color Orange, Red, Brown
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Actually I didn't hear it myself, but after pointing out that I had just seen a meteor a friend said that he had heard a boom afterwards. About 10 to 20 seconds later would be my guess.
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It disappeared in a bright flash. The trail disappeared within less than 3 seconds after the flash.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -