American Meteor Society

Reports Report 460az (Event 460-2013)

Observer
Name Sakar S
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks i think i said everything.
Location
Address Los Angeles, CA
Latitude 34° 4' 5.19'' N (34.068109°)
Longitude 118° 27' 5.18'' W (-118.45144°)
Elevation 136.460175m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-02-21 22:30 PST
UT Date & Time 2013-02-22 06:30 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 45°
Moving
Facing azimuth 281.45°
First azimuth 279.12°
First elevation 25°
Last azimuth 284.52°
Last elevation 19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Blue, Green, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It was bright and colorful and ended with flash. I don't know we can call that an explosion but definitely there was a bright flash at the end.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks A bright colorful streak on the sky followed by bright flash was observed. Lasted for like 2 secs and was not scattered like fireworks but got fragmented at the end.