| Observer |
|
Name |
Mike H |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
This was the largest and brightest meteor I have ever seen. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Costa Mesa, CA |
|
Latitude |
33° 39' 58.69'' N (33.666303°)
|
|
Longitude |
117° 52' 48.51'' W (-117.880141°)
|
|
Elevation |
13.048605m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2013-01-17 05:19 PST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2013-01-17 13:19 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up to down |
|
Descent Angle |
180° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
10.38° |
|
First azimuth |
360° |
|
First elevation |
59° |
|
Last azimuth |
357.19° |
|
Last elevation |
29° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-18 |
|
Color |
White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
-1s |
|
Length |
-1° |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
It started out as a thin straight streak of light and than expanded to approximately fifteen times as wide as when I first saw it. |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
It looked like a bright firework with sparks falling away from the main part of it. |
