American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1294a (Event 1294-2018)

Observer
Name Wendy M
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks This was an extremely quick and bright event. If I had blinked I would have missed it. The sky was quite clear in the section where I saw it. I was in my kitchen facing West when I saw it. It was in an area between two bright stars. I have seen metor showers before but this was only one flash. It was much brighter and faster than any metor I have seen before.
Location
Address Moscow, ID
Latitude 46° 44' 38.04'' N (46.743899°)
Longitude 117° 0' 9.63'' W (-117.002674°)
Elevation 803.124m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-04-03 03:12 PDT
UT Date & Time 2018-04-03 10:12 UT
Duration <1s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 220°
Moving
Facing azimuth 270°
First azimuth 290°
First elevation 48°
Last azimuth 300°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -26
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -