I probably don't rise to the level of amateur astronomer but I try to never miss meteor showers, or comets or eclipses. I've seen several fireballs and thousands of meteors over my 63 years. This one was the biggest and brightest I've seen.
Location
Address
, CA
Latitude
37° 8' 5.98'' N (37.134994°)
Longitude
119° 41' 8.61'' W (-119.685725°)
Elevation
443.275635m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-11-04 22:15 PDT
UT Date & Time
2022-11-05 05:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
237°
Moving
Facing azimuth
34.33°
First azimuth
35.71°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
7°
Last elevation
5°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Start as a tiny point of light dead ahead of me and then quickly grew to size of quarter/half dollar held at arms length then rapidly reduced in size. It then began to move from right to left and downward with a trail of "smoke" and smaller bright fragments fanning out behind it.
