Reports Report 739e (Event 739-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | PJ S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | By far most spectacular, biggest, brightest, longest, colorful flash across the sky I've ever seen. Speed of a typical meteor. Time I saw it isn't exact as didn't look at time, then had internet issues. Beale Air Force Base radar, which monitors Oroville Municipal Airport could have seen it if meteors are visible radar. Seemed to come from E-SE headed W-NW , i.e., closer at start going farther away. The big dipper was visible at the time, though not when I checked outside15-20 minutes later. Decades ago Chris Crawford https://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/s-crawford.html introduced me to watching Perseid Meteor showers. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oroville, CA |
| Latitude | 39° 30' 58.84'' N (39.516344°) |
| Longitude | 121° 36' 46.01'' W (-121.612781°) |
| Elevation | 62.721592m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-02-05 20:03 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-02-06 04:03 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 261° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 358.07° |
| First azimuth | 358.07° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 328.41° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Light Green, Orange, Yellow |
| 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 | - |