Reports Report 4310de (Event 4310-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Russ O |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The flash was rather faint. It was low on the horizon and it appeared to be very far away from my location. I caught just a quick glimpse of it because I wasn't expecting to see it. At first, I wasn't positive that I saw a meteor. Then, later the same night (tonight), I saw an article on the Internet about a large meteor sighting in Arizona. It was then that I realized that I indeed saw a meteor. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tustin, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 44' 31.2'' N (33.742°) |
| Longitude | 117° 49' 25.1'' W (-117.82364°) |
| Elevation | 38.621m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-11-14 20:10 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-11-15 04:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 173° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 95.16° |
| First azimuth | 97.01° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 95.24° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | It was rather faint. I feel that the meteor was very far from my location. At first, I wasn't positive that I saw a meteor. But later the same night, I saw the event on the news which convinced me that I did indeed see it. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |