American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2765fa (Event 2765-2013)

Observer
Name Mark R
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Lake Forest, CA
Latitude 33° 37' 15.52'' N (33.620978°)
Longitude 117° 42' 2.26'' W (-117.700629°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-11-06 19:48 PST
UT Date & Time 2013-11-07 03:48 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From left to right
Descent Angle 90°
Moving
Facing azimuth 135°
First azimuth 90°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 180°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color white
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 6°
Remarks just saw a trail of sparks as it disappeared
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It lite up the entire sky and ground like a big camera flash. When I looked up I saw it just as it end streaking and break up into trailing sparks as it disappeared. Time between flash and the time I saw it break up was 2 to 5 seconds.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Flash was bright as day and lite up everything. Fragmentation looked like trailing sparks as it disappeared.