American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1454d (Event 1454-2018)

Observer
Name James R
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address San Jose, CA
Latitude 37° 14' 49.69'' N (37.247135°)
Longitude 121° 51' 59.19'' W (-121.866441°)
Elevation 58.496m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-04-15 21:49 PDT
UT Date & Time 2018-04-16 04:49 UT
Duration <1s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 264°
Moving
Facing azimuth 27.19°
First azimuth 38.84°
First elevation 53°
Last azimuth 8.32°
Last elevation 50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 30°
Remarks Glowing white trail, that quickly disappeared. Noticibally thinner than meteor.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It was bright white in the center with a distinct thing orange to thick green glowing outline. It grew brighter before it flashed 80% of the way then disappeared.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -