Reports Report 1298sq (Event 1298-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | James M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was so lucky to see this meteor from beginning to end. It was the most intense meteor I have ever seen. I think it lasted at lease 8-10 seconds. It traveled east to west. It faded in, streaked across the sky, flashed two or three times intensely (from about half to two thirds of the way), then faded out. At its greatest intensities it went from white to bright blue, back to white, back to bright blue, back to white. At its brightest it lit up the yard to almost daylight. If there are any meteorites, I'm sure most of them landed in the pacific ocean west of San Diego. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Diego, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 45' 15.44'' N (32.754288°) |
| Longitude | 117° 9' 17.21'' W (-117.154781°) |
| Elevation | 90.435m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-04-10 21:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-04-11 04:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 101° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 185.24° |
| First azimuth | 132.69° |
| First elevation | 41° |
| Last azimuth | 230.06° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 75° |
| Remarks | Meteor only lasted a few seconds, was mostly white, some intense blue, meteorite started to burn, streaked across the sky, flashed brightly two to three times, lighting up the yard, then faded as quickly as it appeared. White tail lasted only a few seconds after meteor streaked by. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It faded in, streaked across the sky, flashed two or three times intensely about two thirds of the way, then faded out. At it's greatest intensities it went from white to bright blue, back to white, back to bright blue, back to white. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I cant be sure, at the very end it seemed to change its angle and curve slightly so I though I had moved my head rather than the meteor fragmenting. I still believe I moved my head/eyes slightly at the end. |