Reports Report 493g (Event 493-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bryn C |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I'm 37 years old and have seen one or two meteors like this in my life. I've watched the sky from our remote ranch may times. Usually there isn't anyone to corroborate the event unless they are staring right into the same spot in the sky. This one particularly impressed me because I saw it and had time to tell my friends: "Hey, look at that!" They all looked up and saw it as well. And the green colors were amazing! It looked like a rock skipping across the surface of water, well, except for being in the night sky and bright white and green... |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | McKinleyville, CA |
| Latitude | 40° 56' 13.48'' N (40.937078°) |
| Longitude | 124° 6' 1.79'' W (-124.100497°) |
| Elevation | 46.88237m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-02-23 20:02 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-02-24 04:02 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 176.76° |
| First azimuth | 175.14° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 173.56° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | glowing train fading to black with some skipping |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |