Reports Report 3498d (Event 3498-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jax B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It lasted long enough for my husband to say "hey look at the shooting star", for me to look up, see it and, before it broke up, say "wow that's the longest one I've ever seen". It seemed to last forever. It was gorgeous |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , CA |
| Latitude | 34° 19' 1.88'' N (34.317188°) |
| Longitude | 118° 22' 24.14'' W (-118.373373°) |
| Elevation | 654.523m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-09-18 21:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-09-19 04:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 258° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 6.53° |
| First azimuth | 50.26° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 349.11° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -26 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw it break up. We thought is was a plane crashing |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It burst front backwards, kind of like a firework |