| Observer |
|
Name |
jim j |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
half hour earlier another possible one slowly crossed the sky and quietly dissappeared |
| Location |
|
Address |
Ontario, CA |
|
Latitude |
34° 3' 43.7'' N (34.06214°)
|
|
Longitude |
117° 39' 2.21'' W (-117.650614°)
|
|
Elevation |
301.78m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2017-10-14 19:49 PDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-10-15 02:49 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
98° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
359.22° |
|
First azimuth |
315.46° |
|
First elevation |
53° |
|
Last azimuth |
343.94° |
|
Last elevation |
46° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-10 |
|
Color |
Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
2s |
|
Length |
5° |
|
Remarks |
the colors were week but visible. The meteor quietly appeared to split and then vanished |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
