American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2635bd (Event 2635-2015)

Observer
Name John P
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address San Luis Obispo, CA
Latitude 35° 16' 15.91'' N (35.271087°)
Longitude 120° 38' 13.2'' W (-120.637°)
Elevation 147.3255m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-10-23 22:45 PDT
UT Date & Time 2015-10-24 05:45 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 239°
Moving
Facing azimuth 357.29°
First azimuth 4.72°
First elevation 65°
Last azimuth 357.82°
Last elevation 50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks A low rumble like distant thunder about 30 seconds after the visual event.
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks I first saw two bright white flashes indirectly, similar to lightning even under street lighting and bright moonlight. Then I looked up and saw the remnant orange and yellow objects before fading from sight.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks See above.