Reports Report 1298tz (Event 1298-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ralph P |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I am a member of the San Diego Astronomy Association. (I also witnessed the intense Leonid Meteor Storm of 1966.) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Diego, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 43' 16.07'' N (32.72113°) |
| Longitude | 117° 6' 13.87'' W (-117.103854°) |
| Elevation | 56.696m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-04-10 21:05 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-04-11 04:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 260.18° |
| First azimuth | 189.93° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 267.58° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was driving in the car, and out the front right windshield I saw something white streaking further to the right. As it continued I could see it brighten further to the right out the passenger window. The car was lit up inside like a spotlight was shining in the window from a police helicopter. The area around the car was also flooded in the burst of light. It seemed to me to be a quick crescendo of brightness as it streaked, then a very white light blast like a large spotlight. I thought it was very close by because of the size of white light. It was so bright I thought it was a helicptor spotlight much less than a quarter mile away. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The tail streak seemed a little fragmented. |