Reports Report 3370e (Event 3370-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Eva F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This meteor was huge. I’ve only ever seen one like it during The Perseids about eight years ago, except during the Perseids (also viewing east and around the same orientation in the sky, except we were on Mt. Charleston to the NW of Vegas) it was blue and white. This meteor last weekend also had green in the trail. It lasted a good 4 seconds and appeared quite large compared to the typical fast second or shorter meteors you see nightly. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Las Vegas, NV |
| Latitude | 36° 13' 16.23'' N (36.221175°) |
| Longitude | 115° 18' 37.41'' W (-115.310393°) |
| Elevation | 814.634m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-08-31 23:40 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-09-01 06:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 261° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 80° |
| First azimuth | 131.96° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 29.95° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Many pieces, bright white and then fading to light yellow as it reached the end. It reminded me of a firework when it explodes. |