Reports Report 3728i (Event 3728-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Boyce M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was just surprising to see something like this near twilight with the amount of light bleed from downtown Glendale. Usually have seen meteor showers coming from northeast where it’s darker. Thanks |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Glendale, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 9' 54.94'' N (34.165261°) |
| Longitude | 118° 16' 38.63'' W (-118.277397°) |
| Elevation | 156.692m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-09-17 19:31 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-09-18 02:31 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 264° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 177.99° |
| First azimuth | 195.02° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 124.73° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Light seemed to swell to three times initial size I saw, brightened to bright red center surrounded by yellow/ golden light that changed to more deep orange tail on west side as moved west to east, then just disappeared as exploded. No noise |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |