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Observer
Name
kristi B
Experience Level
3/5
Remarks
It was stunning and VERY surprising to walk out to my balcony in Santa Monica in the middle of cooking dinner and see this large bright slow moving beautiful meteor!
Location
Address
Santa Monica, CA
Latitude
34° 0' 5.1'' N (34.001417°)
Longitude
118° 28' 49.27'' W (-118.480353°)
Elevation
15.633m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-05-08 20:22 PDT
UT Date & Time
2017-05-09 03:22 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
242°
Moving
Facing azimuth
270.94°
First azimuth
287.4°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
242.85°
Last elevation
38°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
2°
Remarks
a small orange streak remained for a split second
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
a brief flash
Fragmentation
Observation
No
Remarks
-
