Reports Report 3016ch (Event 3016-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Josh B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was the brightest meteor I've seen in person. I saw one meteor that was a confirmed ground strike years ago, and this seemed much brighter. I was driving home from work when this occurred on the 91 eastbound, and the fireball was extremely startlingly until I realized what it was. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Long Beach, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 52' 22.1'' N (33.872806°) |
| Longitude | 118° 12' 17.22'' W (-118.204784°) |
| Elevation | 26.542m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-08-18 20:21 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-08-19 03:21 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 147° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 167.74° |
| First azimuth | 118.3° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 173.37° |
| Last elevation | 9° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 39° |
| Remarks | Shimmering bright white, slowly fading. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Extremely bright flash, temporary blindness. Initially did not know what it was. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Seemed to break up into a shower of debris/pieces. |