American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2583u (Event 2583-2013)

Observer
Name Darrell L
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Newcastle, CA
Latitude 38° 52' 59.29'' N (38.883137°)
Longitude 121° 6' 27.72'' W (-121.107699°)
Elevation 292.939423m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-10-22 19:55 PDT
UT Date & Time 2013-10-23 02:55 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 256.73°
First azimuth 227.85°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 291.71°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -18
Color Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Shortly after it fragmented the larger section flared bright green in a large ball and disappeared
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks After 3-4 seconds a small section broke off. The small section was white and stayed above the larger section which flared green and disappeared about 1-2 seconds after it fragmented