| Observer |
|
Name |
Curtis L |
|
Experience Level |
1/5
|
|
Remarks |
- |
| Location |
|
Address |
Cupertino, CA |
|
Latitude |
37° 18' 45.28'' N (37.312579°)
|
|
Longitude |
122° 0' 17.66'' W (-122.004906°)
|
|
Elevation |
62.115m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2017-10-12 23:21 PDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-10-13 06:21 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈7.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
127° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
296.72° |
|
First azimuth |
279.94° |
|
First elevation |
20° |
|
Last azimuth |
325.79° |
|
Last elevation |
22° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-21 |
|
Color |
Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
2s |
|
Length |
18° |
|
Remarks |
bright orange-red glowing train; at each instant the train was persistent about 2-3 seconds before fizzling out |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
the body of the meteorite seems to be visibly breaking away around the edges as it contacted the atmosphere |
