American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3238b (Event 3238-2017)

Observer
Name Holly M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Ben Lomond, CA
Latitude 37° 5' 44.38'' N (37.095661°)
Longitude 122° 5' 57.24'' W (-122.099234°)
Elevation 156.315m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-09-15 21:00 PDT
UT Date & Time 2017-09-16 04:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 103°
Moving
Facing azimuth 27.32°
First azimuth -
First elevation 34°
Last azimuth 61.07°
Last elevation 13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -27
Color Looked like a shooting star yellow and orange with blues and greens then it explode into a full spectrum of colors
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration -
Length -
Remarks When it exploded it made a long glowing pillar with a brighter flare at each end!.. when I saw the meteor or fire ball it had a long blueish super long tail
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks The meatier exploded and made a cylindrical pillar like formation with super bright lights at each end , it was obvious
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -