American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1091m (Event 1091-2016)

Observer
Name Joyce J
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I saw the large green bright ball coming from the upper right of my picture window. It was brief and out of sight once it passed the window. I've never seen anything like it and have no astronomy experience. It was AMAZING and I consider myself extremely fortunate to have caught a glimpse of it. WOW!
Location
Address Auburn, CA
Latitude 38° 56' 28.77'' N (38.941324°)
Longitude 121° 2' 39.62'' W (-121.044339°)
Elevation 494.652m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-03-18 23:54 PDT
UT Date & Time 2016-03-19 06:54 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 236°
Moving
Facing azimuth 68.33°
First azimuth 52.83°
First elevation 39°
Last azimuth 34.57°
Last elevation 17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 2°
Remarks Glowing train
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -