Reports Report 3861h (Event 3861-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nicholas K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen many "shooting stars" before, but this was extremely bright and reached very close to the ground. I was on a cliff of a just a few hundred feet of elevation, and the meteor seemed to actually cross the horizon, and therefore got at least within a few hundred feet of the ground. It was shocking to see. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Los Angeles, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 58' 12.42'' N (33.970118°) |
| Longitude | 118° 25' 18.54'' W (-118.421817°) |
| Elevation | 42.784m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-19 01:15 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-19 08:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 154° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 332.26° |
| First azimuth | 323.16° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 329.31° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The ball of fire seemed to have slightly split off a few smaller burning pieces just before it burned out around or below the horizon. |