American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4141i (Event 4141-2023)

Observer
Name Wendy O
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address , CA
Latitude 36° 32' 47.59'' N (36.546554°)
Longitude 121° 40' 3.91'' W (-121.667753°)
Elevation 415.096375m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2023-08-07 19:30 PDT
UT Date & Time 2023-08-08 02:30 UT
Duration ≈45s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 304.41°
First azimuth -
First elevation 24°
Last azimuth -
Last elevation 1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -19
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It was a single ball falling straight down looked like an explosion turned into 3 pieces then two went out and remaining one looked like it hit ground or was close to it
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks 1 broke into 3c2 went out remaining fell to ground