First meteor I have seen so low in the horizon and at such a horiizontal flight path and for such a long duration. When it caught my peripheral vision I assumed it was a plane.
Location
Address
Lancaster, CA
Latitude
34° 40' 30.45'' N (34.675125°)
Longitude
118° 9' 27.45'' W (-118.157626°)
Elevation
734.747m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-10-22 23:41 PDT
UT Date & Time
2018-10-23 06:41 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
264°
Moving
Facing azimuth
80.77°
First azimuth
327.01°
First elevation
21°
Last azimuth
58.93°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Split into 7 or more glowing fragments
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Went from glowing blue ball with a pink plasma trail and then grew bright and split into several yellow fragments.
