Reports Report 4340v (Event 4340-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brian L |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was quite amazed by this event. normally, a meteor is a pin prick flash of light and gone in a blink of an eye. This was the biggest, brightest and longest meteor I have ever seen, not an event I will soon forget. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Yucaipa, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 3' 53.21'' N (34.064781°) |
| Longitude | 117° 2' 14.77'' W (-117.037437°) |
| Elevation | 851.729m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-10-22 23:50 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-10-23 06:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 259° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 269.05° |
| First azimuth | 296.61° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 251.35° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 1° |
| Remarks | Kind of looked like a comet. fairly large ball with a very pronounced tail. Ball was very bright green. The largest meteor I have ever seen. tail was about 3 times longer than the ball was in diameter. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |