American Meteor Society

Reports Report 7138i (Event 7138-2022)

Observer
Name Nico S
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I regularly look up at the night sky and enjoy identifying planets and constellations. I have seen many shooting stars and satellites, but this even made me scream out loud. Never have I seen anything so bright. It was brighter than Venus gets in the winter months. Accurately gauging the colors was hard but it was certainly multi colored
Location
Address San Jose, CA
Latitude 37° 13' 47.48'' N (37.229855°)
Longitude 121° 48' 19.63'' W (-121.805453°)
Elevation 58.198189m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-10-19 23:00 PDT
UT Date & Time 2022-10-20 06:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 119°
Moving
Facing azimuth 90°
First azimuth 90°
First elevation 67°
Last azimuth 120°
Last elevation 51°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -4
Color Purple, Blue, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -