Reports Report 4141e (Event 4141-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Catherine E |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I’ve always loved meteor showers in summer. I have never witnessed one this long and in that orangish red color with a trail. I didn’t know what to call it, a fireball? I was alarmed that it might be a rocket ??? Silly, l know, but it caught my attention out of nowhere while I was busy cleaning up after dinner. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Yucaipa, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 2' 11.77'' N (34.036602°) |
| Longitude | 117° 6' 32.54'' W (-117.109038°) |
| Elevation | 677.681213m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-08-07 20:30 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-08-08 03:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 242° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 271.54° |
| First azimuth | 262.17° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 273.54° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Smoke trail with ridges |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It went from orangish red to bright yellow light And then appeared to burn out. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |