I'm 72 and have seen many meteors over the years, but this is the first one I've seen that was so bright and large it was visible in near full daylight. It looked similar to one of those extremely bright white LED bicycle lamps that are blinding even in the daytime.
Location
Address
Fairfax, CA
Latitude
37° 59' 4.89'' N (37.984693°)
Longitude
122° 35' 43.03'' W (-122.595287°)
Elevation
96.116364m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-05-13 19:10 PDT
UT Date & Time
2021-05-14 02:10 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
194°
Moving
Facing azimuth
154.41°
First azimuth
150.71°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
152.58°
Last elevation
27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Blue-White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
8°
Remarks
glowing blue-white along with the fireball and disappearing about 1 second after the fireball itself disappeared.
