Reports Report 3284o (Event 3284-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rick L |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving eastbound on the 210 freeway in downtown Pasadena near Colorado Blvd, and was in a streetlit, urban situation. The meteor was bright enough that I caught sight of it even though it was almost directly overhead, I leaned forward just in time to see it fragment into what looked like 3 pieces. Since it was already occurring when I caught sight, I am unsure of how long it was bright before I saw it. I was able to see the last 3 seconds of it. Was a good one! Afterwards I noted that the urban sky was too bright to see any stars so it must have been rather brilliant, and I've never seen a pure white color so that was pretty cool in itself. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Pasadena, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 9' 4.3'' N (34.151194°) |
| Longitude | 118° 9' 5.28'' W (-118.151468°) |
| Elevation | 261.013275m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-10 18:15 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-11 02:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 89° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 81.25° |
| First azimuth | 53.3° |
| First elevation | 84° |
| Last azimuth | 117.63° |
| Last elevation | 84° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Right after I caught sight it of it, at least 2 fragments broke off just before the event ended. |