Reports Report 3383f (Event 3383-2020)

Observer
Name Barbara S
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Head of meteor was very bright, maybe slightly yellow-white, long vs round. Surprised how long it seemed to last and I had to turn my head as it went horizontally from west across sky and disappeared into the south
Location
Address Nevada City, CA
Latitude 39° 22' 8.47'' N (39.36902°)
Longitude 121° 3' 23.57'' W (-121.056548°)
Elevation 837.798401m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-07-13 22:30 PDT
UT Date & Time 2020-07-14 05:30 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 273°
Moving
Facing azimuth 288.44°
First azimuth 306.37°
First elevation 23°
Last azimuth 195.58°
Last elevation 27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length
Remarks Long, bright, sharp, thin streak from West to South. As if meteor was drawing a bright line across the sky.Made one little jump in the middle, then It all disappeared into the south.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -