American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2495an (Event 2495-2018)

Observer
Name Danny G
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Los Angeles, CA
Latitude 34° 16' 7.3'' N (34.268695°)
Longitude 118° 27' 2.55'' W (-118.450709°)
Elevation 298.638m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-07-19 22:05 PDT
UT Date & Time 2018-07-20 05:05 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 119°
Moving
Facing azimuth 25.14°
First azimuth 22.74°
First elevation 28°
Last azimuth 31.13°
Last elevation 21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -18
Color Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, Brown
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 10°
Remarks Looked like a light cloud of grey smoke following before it disappeared
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Lit up like a giant firework with no sound reminded me of a movie caught me off guard while taking out trash . AMAZING! I expected a huge sound looked so low I thought it was crashing into San Fernando
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Maybe just a spark off the side