American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2202a (Event 2202-2021)

Observer
Name Gary L
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I would not have seen it except that I tripped and fell which changed my viewpoint. It had a pretty long tail or streak to it with variant smattering/ levels of orange (fire?). It was much slower than a "shooting star". I have never seen anything like it before (I am 55). Pretty amazing.
Location
Address San Jose, CA
Latitude 37° 18' 57.51'' N (37.315976°)
Longitude 121° 57' 23.88'' W (-121.956634°)
Elevation 43.044003m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-04-07 20:40 PDT
UT Date & Time 2021-04-08 03:40 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 262°
Moving
Facing azimuth 168.54°
First azimuth 182.88°
First elevation 51°
Last azimuth 147.1°
Last elevation 57°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -