Reports Report 3639m (Event 3639-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David E |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I caught it out of the corner of my eye originally, turned, and exclaimed to my neighbor, who had just enough time to turn around and see the expansion/fragmentation. Although we only saw it for a couple of seconds, we were not looking in that direction full on originally. Also, time is approximate, as I was too stupid to make a note of it at the time. There was NO sound afterward, so it must have been fairly distant (we listened to see if we could hear anything). I've observed a number of meteor showers, this was far brighter than anything in my experience. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mission Viejo, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 36' 1.39'' N (33.600387°) |
| Longitude | 117° 38' 34.94'' W (-117.643038°) |
| Elevation | 180.634m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-09-14 20:10 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-09-15 03:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 203° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 75.66° |
| First azimuth | 77.7° |
| First elevation | 34° |
| Last azimuth | 74.39° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Did not see full flight - initially saw out of corner of my eye, VERY bright, light green, then large expansion, and a smaller white/yellow fragment continuing on |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Appeared to see brightening and then one smaller fragment continuing on in same direction |