American Meteor Society

Reports Report 717t (Event 717-2018)

Observer
Name Elizabeth A
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It looked like a bright white shooting star. I was confused why I was able to see it during the day. It was a ball of white rapidly falling behind the Pala hills in front of me. It didn't leave smoke but did leave a tail of white light that tailed the white ball that was falling and faded as quickly as the light did. Super cool!
Location
Address Temecula, CA
Latitude 33° 28' 42.95'' N (33.478596°)
Longitude 117° 6' 1.46'' W (-117.100405°)
Elevation 323.565m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-02-24 12:41 PST
UT Date & Time 2018-02-24 20:41 UT
Duration <1s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 203°
Moving
Facing azimuth 126.5°
First azimuth 122.47°
First elevation 55°
Last azimuth 122.01°
Last elevation 15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -26
Color Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -