American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4728c (Event 4728-2018)

Observer
Name Mendy R
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I believe this is what caused the fire to start in Paradise California the morning of November 8th 2018 I waited to feel the ground shake after it passed I did not think it was going to clear the paradise mountains nobody could ever tell me that this did not have something to do with that fire I'm sure the businesses that I was around have it on video from the rooftops
Location
Address Paradise, CA
Latitude 39° 41' 58.29'' N (39.699524°)
Longitude 121° 47' 24.5'' W (-121.79014°)
Elevation 67.23867m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-11-08 06:30 PDT
UT Date & Time 2018-11-08 14:30 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From left to right
Descent Angle 90°
Moving
Facing azimuth 60°
First azimuth -
First elevation 12°
Last azimuth 64.32°
Last elevation 9°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -