| Observer |
|
Name |
Lynne L |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
After I had the pleasure of seeing this, I said to myself "I've never seen such a brilliant meteor before. I have to google this". |
| Location |
|
Address |
San Jose, CA |
|
Latitude |
37° 18' 38.77'' N (37.310769°)
|
|
Longitude |
122° 1' 43.09'' W (-122.028635°)
|
|
Elevation |
75.304m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2017-07-18 23:50 PDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-07-19 06:50 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From left to right |
|
Descent Angle |
90° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
83.53° |
|
First azimuth |
83.94° |
|
First elevation |
7° |
|
Last azimuth |
38.33° |
|
Last elevation |
7° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-18 |
|
Color |
White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
3s |
|
Length |
99.99° |
|
Remarks |
Glowing train, the very end went weaker, and then the very bright ball and glowing train just disappeared! |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
