Observer |
Name |
Gabby B |
Experience Level |
2/5
|
Remarks |
I have not seen anything this close before, it was big and it was bright and it had to have fallen close to my surrounding area |
Location |
Address |
McKinleyville, CA |
Latitude |
40° 57' 36.84'' N (40.960234°)
|
Longitude |
124° 6' 58.35'' W (-124.116207°)
|
Elevation |
21.812m |
Time and Duration |
Local Date & Time |
2017-10-05 06:25 PDT
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-10-05 13:25 UT
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
Direction |
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
Descent Angle |
260° |
Moving |
Facing azimuth |
178.8° |
First azimuth |
164.75° |
First elevation |
32° |
Last azimuth |
128.59° |
Last elevation |
17° |
Brightness and color |
Stellar Magnitude |
-10 |
Color |
Brown |
Concurrent Sound |
Observation |
Unknown |
Remarks |
- |
Delayed Sound |
Observation |
Unknown |
Remarks |
- |
Persistent train |
Observation |
Yes |
Duration |
1s |
Length |
20° |
Remarks |
The tail end of the train was bright orange and the beginning was a bright blue followed by what looked like a big dark brown meteor |
Terminal flash |
Observation |
Unknown |
Remarks |
- |
Fragmentation |
Observation |
Unknown |
Remarks |
- |