The night is overcast here we can't see any stars in the sky yet we saw the meteor and it was very bright. If it had been a clear night I believe it would have been much brighter. We had a perfect view! Wish I had the time to take a photo.
Location
Address
Santa Maria, CA
Latitude
34° 57' 29.38'' N (34.95816°)
Longitude
120° 25' 25.78'' W (-120.423827°)
Elevation
69.808746m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-09-16 23:03 PDT
UT Date & Time
2024-09-17 06:03 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
201°
Moving
Facing azimuth
352.22°
First azimuth
357.49°
First elevation
80°
Last azimuth
355.37°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Green, Light Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
30°
Remarks
It was a long glowing train lasted just a few seconds
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
First there was a white bright flash first high in the sky then a long glowing bright green meteor streaked down from there and appeared to burn up just above the horizon. It was slower than most shooting stars or meteors I've seen but still fell at a good speed
