Reports Report 5618ey (Event 5618-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mike L |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving on the freeway and rush hour traffic was slow (stop and go or slow), I was able to see the initial fireball and trail, the actual explosion, and the dissipation/distortion of the remaining contrail |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sacramento, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 35' 23.08'' N (38.589744°) |
| Longitude | 121° 17' 20.82'' W (-121.289117°) |
| Elevation | 31.082798m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-12-19 17:33 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-12-20 01:33 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 234° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 235° |
| First azimuth | 235° |
| First elevation | 79° |
| Last azimuth | 235° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | bright white contrail accented by predominantly dark sky, after the meteor exploded the contrail changed shape over time from straight to wiggly shaped |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Like a perfectly spherical firework, it was medium yellow in color with black at the center |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |